The craftsman demonstrated an ancient glassblowing technique to shape intricate forms in Henan, China, on January 6. He is seen holding a pole with hot glass attached to its end. Carefully blowing ...

The 62-year-old from eastern China's Shandong province, Piao Shutang, and his wife, Lang Aikun, were inheritors of the craft of xun, a traditional Chinese vessel that dates back 7,000 years.

"My childhood memories of Mongolian hand-felt were vivid. When I saw Japanese designers cherishing it, I felt compelled to revive and pass on this technique," Guo said. Since being launched, the ...

But gradually, I fell in love with the craft." Unlike many of her peers who ... Paper is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. When Ai was 13, she first learned about Cai Lun, the ...