The scene of the opening ceremony of the 12th Huzhou Writing Brush Culture Festival. The 12th Huzhou Writing Brush Culture Festival announced its opening in Huzhou, Zhejiang on Friday, showcasing the unique cultural charm of the medium. At the national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection base, Shanlian Huzhou Writing Brush Factory, brush artisan Wang Xiaohua has deeply felt the changes …
Wang Xiaohua, 60, a master artisan, shows one of the best writing brushes produced by the Shanlian Huzhou Ink Brush Factory. Right posture Sitting in front of a plastic water basin in the Shanlian Huzhou Ink Brush Factory, 60-year-old Wang Xiaohua, wearing a pair of golden-rimmed presbyopic glasses, is deftly combing the small pile of wet goat wool with a …
Guo Mingchang makes a Qi writing brush. Guo Mingchang, from Guangrao county in Dongying, East China's Shandong province, is one of the few people who can still master the ancient art of making writing brushes. "On the one hand, our team promoted the Qi writing brush technique in schools, teaching students about its historical and cultural origins as well as …
NANCHANG－Zhou Pengcheng, 76, has dedicated his life to the centuries-old intangible cultural heritage of making writing brushes. Wengang's long-standing tryst with brush pens dates back to 1979.Over the decades, the town has grown into one of the country's biggest brush-pen markets, attracting tens of thousands of buyers from across China. In Chinese culture, writing brushes are counted among the "four …
