Craftsmanship helps women build new life

Craftsmanship helps women make good money while inheriting intangible cultural heritage in Guangzong county, North China's Hebei province.

Women are finding new ways of making money and shrugging off poverty at home by learning craftsmanship from Zhang Yueshi, inheritor of craftsmanship of making bonsai decorations.

The local government has been actively promoting industrial development to alleviate poverty and exploring new mode to help people earn money while protecting intangible cultural heritage.

Women learn to make bonsai decorations with Zhang Yueshi, second from right, inheritor of craftsmanship of making bonsai decorations, in Guangzong county, North China's Hebei province, on June 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

A woman packs clay products in Guangzong county, North China's Hebei province, on June 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

A woman learns to make in Guangzong county, North China's Hebei province, on June 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

A woman carries clay products in Guangzong county, North China's Hebei province, on June 3, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]