Gong Factory

We visited a "factory" in Bogor that makes gongs. The reason why I wrote factory like this, is because it's not how you would really imagine a factory. It was a tiny street front door that led into closed in area with a dirt floor and a large fire in the middle where they were firing up the metal and then they'd pull it out and then 5 men would hammer the heck out of it. They did this all day in the searing heat until the gong was the right shape and would make the right sound.