Sun Zhuozhen, daughter of Wang Xiuying makes a herbal sachet at a workshop in the wetland park of Pan'anhu lake, in Xuzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Jan 17, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Wang, an 80-year-old craftswoman is renowned for making herbal sachets. Combining tradition with bold innovation, many of her works were granted with prizes and gained widespread reputation for her. Her hand-made works were labeled as masterpieces of Xuzhou scented sachets, a national intangible cultural heritage. Under the guidance of Wang, hundreds of local women started to make sachets to increase their income.