Xiong said that blowing sugar figurines can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and that his family has passed down this intangible cultural heritage for four generations.
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Xiong said that blowing sugar figurines can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and that his family has passed down this intangible cultural heritage for four generations.
As Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike fawn out of molten maltose in just minutes, kids gaze at him with astonishment, thinking he is a magician.
© Provided by Xinhua NANCHANG, April 18 (Xinhua) -- As Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike fawn out of molten maltose in just minutes, kids gaze at him
NANCHANG, April 18 (Xinhua) -- As Xiong Chuanfa, 34, blows a lifelike fawn out of molten maltose in just minutes, kids gaze at him with astonishment thinking he
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