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Xinjiang earthenware inheritor stays true to the craft

Updated: 2018-03-28 13:26:20

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Tursun Zunun puts earthenware products he just completed in order at his studio in the old town of Kashgar, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on March 14, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] Earthenware products used to be objects of daily use for every household in Kashgar, and Tursun Zunun’s products are known as the best. As a sixth-generation inheritor for Kashgar earthenware, Tursun Zunum learnt the craft from his father and grandfather starting at a young age. Earthenware has been listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage, and his residence has become the best place for tourists to learn about the earthenware of Kashgar.

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