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Craftsman Ding Jican makes Zhang Xiaoquan scissors using traditional methods in Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2019. Zhang Xiaoquan scissors are a famous brand with a long history in China, and Ding has been committed to making the household utensil for 40 years. Ding himself is a master of the Zhang Xiaoquan scissor-making techniques, which have been perfected over the centuries and are recognized in China as a state intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

Craftsman Ding Jican makes Zhang Xiaoquan scissors using traditional methods in Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2019. Zhang Xiaoquan scissors are a famous brand with a long history in China, and Ding has been committed to making the household utensil for 40 years. Ding himself is a master of the Zhang Xiaoquan scissor-making techniques, which have been perfected over the centuries and are recognized in China as a state intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

Craftsman Ding Jican makes Zhang Xiaoquan scissors using traditional methods in Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2019. Zhang Xiaoquan scissors are a famous brand with a long history in China, and Ding has been committed to making the household utensil for 40 years. Ding himself is a master of the Zhang Xiaoquan scissor-making techniques, which have been perfected over the centuries and are recognized in China as a state intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

Craftsman Ding Jican makes Zhang Xiaoquan scissors using traditional methods in Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2019. Zhang Xiaoquan scissors are a famous brand with a long history in China, and Ding has been committed to making the household utensil for 40 years. Ding himself is a master of the Zhang Xiaoquan scissor-making techniques, which have been perfected over the centuries and are recognized in China as a state intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

Craftsman Ding Jican makes Zhang Xiaoquan scissors using traditional methods in Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2019. Zhang Xiaoquan scissors are a famous brand with a long history in China, and Ding has been committed to making the household utensil for 40 years. Ding himself is a master of the Zhang Xiaoquan scissor-making techniques, which have been perfected over the centuries and are recognized in China as a state intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

Craftsman Ding Jican makes Zhang Xiaoquan scissors using traditional methods in Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2019. Zhang Xiaoquan scissors are a famous brand with a long history in China, and Ding has been committed to making the household utensil for 40 years. Ding himself is a master of the Zhang Xiaoquan scissor-making techniques, which have been perfected over the centuries and are recognized in China as a state intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

Craftsman Ding Jican makes Zhang Xiaoquan scissors using traditional methods in Hangzhou City, East China's Zhejiang Province, March 18, 2019. Zhang Xiaoquan scissors are a famous brand with a long history in China, and Ding has been committed to making the household utensil for 40 years. Ding himself is a master of the Zhang Xiaoquan scissor-making techniques, which have been perfected over the centuries and are recognized in China as a state intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)