75-year-old man dedicated to preserving traditional kiln burning skills
2019-09-18
Liu Pengrun, son of Liu Lizhong, makes Cizhou Kiln porcelain at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. Liu Lizhong, 75, is an inheritor of Cizhou Kiln firing technique. As the fourth generation in his family of porcelain making, Liu has devoted himself to preserving and researching of traditional kiln burning skills, and has successfully inherited the intact 72 procedures of Cizhou Kiln burning. Having recruited more than 100 apprentices, he said his dream is to pass down the traditional craft to younger generations. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Lizhong (L) guides his son on making Cizhou Kiln porcelain at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Lizhong makes Cizhou Kiln porcelain at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Lizhong makes Cizhou Kiln porcelain at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Lizhong (C) guides his sons on making Cizhou Kiln porcelain at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman looks at Cizhou Kiln lampshades at a Cizhou Kiln museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Aerial photo taken on Sept 16, 2019 shows Liu Lizhong walking past the heritage site of an ancient kiln at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Lizhong examines his Cizhou Kiln work at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Lizhong looks at his Cizhou Kiln work at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Liu Lizhong (L) exchanges with his son on the firing skills of Cizhou Kiln at a museum in Handan city, North China's Hebei province, Sept 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
