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Millenary Pottery Craft Revitalized

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The photo, taken on September 15, shows Peng Tongshun, an inheritor of pottery-making skills, checking the pottery products at a pottery mill in Pengzicheng Village, Jiantou Town, Xintian County. The village has nearly 1,000-year history of pottery making. Peng learned from his master to make pottery since he was a child, and has devoted into this craft for nearly four decades. In recent years, he innovated traditional pottery-making techniques. He made various pottery products for daily use and as artworks, such as bowls, jars, urns, pots, and tripods, which are preferred by customers in Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and other provinces. The millenary pottery craft has generated fresh vitality. (Photo/Liu Guixiong)


The photo, taken on September 15, shows Peng Tongshun, an inheritor of pottery-making skills, moving pottery products out of the kiln at a pottery mill in Pengzicheng Village, Jiantou Town, Xintian County. The village has nearly 1,000-year history of pottery making. Peng learned from his master to make pottery since he was a child, and has devoted into this craft for nearly four decades. In recent years, he innovated traditional pottery-making techniques. He made various pottery products for daily use and as artworks, such as bowls, jars, urns, pots, and tripods, which are preferred by customers in Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and other provinces. The millenary pottery craft has generated fresh vitality. (Photo/Liu Guixiong)


The photo, taken on September 15, shows Peng Tongshun, an inheritor of pottery-making skills, checking pottery bases at a pottery mill in Pengzicheng Village, Jiantou Town, Xintian County. The village has nearly 1,000-year history of pottery making. Peng learned from his master to make pottery since he was a child, and has devoted into this craft for nearly four decades. In recent years, he innovated traditional pottery-making techniques. He made various pottery products for daily use and as artworks, such as bowls, jars, urns, pots, and tripods, which are preferred by customers in Guangdong, Guangxi, Jiangxi, and other provinces. The millenary pottery craft has generated fresh vitality. (Photo/Liu Guixiong)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday