There is Joy in Everything
by Zhu Yujie
About This Novel
This is a book about the group of people who can calm down in the current noisy society. It tells the stories of 45 urban craftsmen. Among them are the common cake chefs around us, the inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, Mr. Qiu Qing, a traditional dye maker who has been featured in "National Treasures", and Internet celebrity craftsmen. Forging iron, making incense, dyeing cloth, repairing brushes, cutting harps, making round fans, carving inkstones, gold-stitching, embroidery, sword-making, bamboo crafts, brewing wine, making noodles... They only do one thing in their lives. They represent an aesthetic attitude towards life that cherishes things. They teach us to find meaning in the emptiness of life, and to discover beauty while struggling for livelihood.
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