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Pic story of 76-year-old inheritor of bodiless lacquerware in China's Jiangxi
Updated: Oct 14, 2019
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Ding Guokun examines newly-made lacquerwares at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun inlays metal pattern on a piece of lacquerware at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun shows his favourite work at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun works on a piece of lacquerware at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun examines newly made lacquerware at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun (2nd L) poses for a photo with his apprentices at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun and his apprentice work at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun polishes a lacquerware at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun works on a piece of lacquerware at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun paints on a piece of lacquerware at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
Ding Guokun works at his home in Poyang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2019. Ding Guokun, 76, a national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor, has been making bodiless lacquerware since he was 16. "Keep doing one thing and do it well. You will eventually earn people's recognition, " says Ding. [Photo/Xinhua]
