Copperwares vanished from households in Guangzhou and were replaced by stainless steel products. But this man is trying to bring back copper in a different way.
Freshwater pearls are mainly cultivated in eastern China. And this workshop has brought that experience to Guangzhou's pearl lovers.
Louis To, aka Sugarman, is a self-made sugar art master in Hong Kong. He is one of the very few artisans in the city that still perform the centuries-old folk art for people. Kneading out animal figures from hot sugar, Louis pursues the joy of exchanging happiness with every customer.
Jian ware, a type of ceramic in East China, is usually dark-glazed.
The development of Peking opera epitomizes the evolution of traditional Chinese art forms.
The city of Zhangzhou is known for its glove puppets, whose magically lifelike movements can mimic all kinds of characters from a mischievous child to a martial arts expert.
In the ancient time, Changsha in Central China's Hunan province played an irreplaceable role in China's cultural exchanges as the Yuelu Academy here served as an institute for higher education since its establishment in 976.
Chai Zhanzhu, the representative inheritor of Dangyangyu kiln Jiao Tai pottery firing, works on a greenware at Dangyangyu village of Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo, Central China's Henan province, Aug 27, 2018.
China is home to a variety of handicrafts on as many mediums as one can imagine. And although some of them have died out, many remain alive thanks to innovations initiated by of artisans.
This month, many women in Shilan, a small town in Hunan province, are becoming embroiderers with support from the local government.
Sui Yiyang started out wanting to learn to play the "guqin", but he now crafts the instruments with his own hands.
Burning incense and sipping tea from a purple clay cup while appreciating traditional Chinese music is a way for many Chinese people to enjoy their leisure time, alone or with friends.
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