Master craftsman of a legacy
1 year, 6 months ago

Master craftsman of a legacy

China Daily  

Guqin-making is a time-consuming process that takes patience and meticulousness. WANG JING/CHINA DAILY Patience is one of the key factors in making a guqin, or the seven-stringed Chinese zither. It takes about two years to finish making one, says Sui Yiyang, 37, who has been devoted to guqin-making for over a decade. The strings of a guqin are traditionally made of twisted silk; today they are often specially developed steel-and-nylon strings. During the seven-hour drive from Beijing to the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, he listened to the guqin recordings in his father's car and was captivated.

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Master craftsman of a legacy
1 year, 6 months ago

Master craftsman of a legacy

China Daily  

Guqin-making is a time-consuming process that takes patience and meticulousness. WANG JING/CHINA DAILY Patience is one of the key factors in making a guqin, or the seven-stringed Chinese zither. It takes about two years to finish making one, says Sui Yiyang, 37, who has been devoted to guqin-making for over a decade. The strings of a guqin are traditionally made …

Jining craftsman preserves traditional bow-making technique, archery culture
2 years, 1 month ago

Jining craftsman preserves traditional bow-making technique, archery culture

China Daily  

Xu Mingkun, a bow-maker in Qufu, Jining, continues to practice a traditional bow-making technique which includes over 200 steps. "You also need six different materials, including wood, for the main body of the arch; ox's horns, which will be cut into thin slices to stick to the front side of the bow arm; ox tendon, which will stick to the …

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