{"product_id":"chinese-craftsmen-english-edition-30-real-stories-of-the-people-keeping-china-s-traditional-crafts-alive","title":"Chinese Craftsmen (English Edition): 30+ Real Stories of the People Keeping China‘s Traditional Crafts Alive","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/0d3b0a9ae9c4910e9c43a982c5d6bb89f2a0d11670e59729795d863b6748d86d.jpg?v=1793433547\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIn an age of mass production, what does it mean to make something by hand?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese Craftsmen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a deeply human documentary of a disappearing world. Over the course of four years, photographer and author Bai Ying traveled across China to find the last generation of traditional artisans—and to witness their work firsthand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/opac.zufe.edu.cn:8080\/opac\/item.php?marc_no=6c2f55754d70636d7a5770585157534d4133563470513d3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/libwechat.ctbu.edu.cn\/mobile\/opac\/book\/4781990\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThrough more than 200 pages of photographs and interviews, you’ll meet weavers, carvers, potters, and metalworkers who have devoted their lives to crafts passed down through centuries. Each portrait goes beyond technique, revealing the daily realities of these artisans: their hopes, their struggles, their pride in work done well, and their anxieties about a future where few young people are willing to carry on the tradition\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/opac.zufe.edu.cn:8080\/opac\/item.php?marc_no=6c2f55754d70636d7a5770585157534d4133563470513d3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis is not a romanticized look at “ancient crafts.” It is an honest, often moving account of what it takes to keep a handmade tradition alive in a country racing toward modernization—and what we lose when those traditions fade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/ae7eb2e5ef7bc4d5b25e132aea8013fe76ffea1b3cb921536a4131e440c13af1.jpg?v=1793433552\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/5f79ab74f25c768e10e7fa310b44eb5e04e9a0c3e3471c81a58cd32f02f36cee.jpg?v=1793433557\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462429991246,"sku":"978-7-5085-3923-2-1292008-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":22.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/f5f7661426c732953ae3ed1579107c9a103d7a79f57fffc048200dd0873a7347.jpg?v=1793417107","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/chinese-craftsmen-english-edition-30-real-stories-of-the-people-keeping-china-s-traditional-crafts-alive","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}