From silk fan painter to hanfu designer, artisan youth in China discover careers promoting traditional culture
Li Jingyi never imagined, when he began selling hand-painted paper fans from a street stall two years ago, that they would be so popular โ or that he would become a full-time handicrafts maker as a result. โI painted the fans on the spot, attracting onlookers,โ Li recalls of the stall in Dali, in Chinaโs Yunnan province. Many visitors told...
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