The photo, taken on March 20, shows a potter arranging pottery bases at a pottery mill in Yiyang Village, Yangji Township, Anren County. Pottery-making is a traditional skill in Anren County, with a history of nearly 600 years. In recent years, the county has implemented measures to protect intangible cultural heritage and ensure their proper and effective inheritance.(Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on March 20, shows potters moving pottery bases into kilns for firing at a pottery mill in Yiyang Village, Yangji Township, Anren County. Pottery-making is a traditional skill in Anren County, with a history of nearly 600 years. In recent years, the county has implemented measures to protect intangible cultural heritage and ensure their proper and effective inheritance. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on March 20, shows pottery-making skill inheritor Li Gongming (1st, R) guiding apprentices to make pottery bases at a pottery mill in Yiyang Village, Yangji Township, Anren County. Pottery-making is a traditional skill in Anren County, with a history of nearly 600 years. In recent years, the county has implemented measures to protect intangible cultural heritage and ensure their proper and effective inheritance. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on March 20, shows potters moving pottery bases into a kiln for firing at a pottery mill in Yiyang Village, Yangji Township, Anren County. Pottery-making is a traditional skill in Anren County, with a history of nearly 600 years. In recent years, the county has implemented measures to protect intangible cultural heritage and ensure their proper and effective inheritance. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on March 20, shows pottery-making skill inheritor Li Gongming moving pottery bases for firing at a pottery mill in Yiyang Village, Yangji Township, Anren County. Pottery-making is a traditional skill in Anren County, with a history of nearly 600 years. In recent years, the county has implemented measures to protect intangible cultural heritage and ensure their proper and effective inheritance. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

The photo, taken on March 20, shows pottery-making skill inheritor Li Gongming (1st, R) guiding apprentices to make pottery bases at a pottery mill in Yiyang Village, Yangji Township, Anren County. Pottery-making is a traditional skill in Anren County, with a history of nearly 600 years. In recent years, the county has implemented measures to protect intangible cultural heritage and ensure their proper and effective inheritance. (Photo/Guo Liliang, Hunan Daily)

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday