Former teacher reaps bonanza in wooden craft(1/7)

A worker processes a heart-shaped wooden craft in Yuexi County, China's Anhui Province, August 9, 2021. (Photo/ Zhang Yazi)

Fang Hong, who formerly worked as a teacher, resigned in 2014 and started a craft-making company in her hometown, eastern Chinese Anhui Province. The company mainly makes use of materials growing in the hometown such as willow branches, twigs of tea, and mulberry.

The raw materials turn to delicate crafts after processing, which has been exported to 30 overseas countries and reached over 28 million yuan (about 4 million U.S. dollars) in revenue per year.

The worker demonstrates the heart-shaped wooden craft in Yuexi County, Anhui Province, August 9, 2021. (Photo/ Zhang Yazi)

Fang Hong presents the wooden craft shaped in a Christmas tree in Yuexi County, Anhui Province, August 9, 2021. (Photo/ Zhang Yazi)

Fang Hong tidies crafts in the exhibition hall, August 9, 2021. (Photo/ Zhang Yazi)

The worker is processing woods at the company in Yuexi County, Anhui Province, August 9, 2021. (Photo/ Zhang Yazi)

The worker is processing woods at the company in Yuexi County, Anhui Province, August 9, 2021. (Photo/ Zhang Yazi)

Fang Hong presents the lamp craft made of wood, welcoming by consumers from the South East Asia countries, August 9, 2021. (Photo/ Zhang Yazi)