Birdcage village carries on old craft, wins bucks
China DailyWu Hongbai, 58, who has been engaged in making birdcages for more than 40 years, is focused on his work in Da'ou village of Jimo district in Qingdao, Shandong province. "A few years ago, there was no time to make birdcages during the busy farming season, but now many villagers have contracted out their farmland so that they can concentrate on making birdcages," said 50-year-old villager Wu Jinchang, who has been a birdcage maker his whole life. "We have earned money by inheriting the traditional skill, but more importantly we are spreading the culture far beyond China," Wu said. Now, thanks to e-commerce platforms, customers across the country can place orders simply with a click on their smartphones," said the village's Party secretary Wu Xitong.
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Handmade birdcages stand the test of time
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