Library

Family tree is a word that is getting farther and farther away from modern life, but there are still people who stick to the profession of genealogists, picking up type blocks, typesetting boards, and editing family trees. This has been Wang Chaohui's life for most of his life. Wang Chaohui was born in Dongyuan Village, Wenzhou, Zhejiang. Genealogist is a unique profession in this small village with a population of 7,000. People in Zhejiang attach great importance to blood origin. Even today, each clan still maintains its ancestral hall and genealogy. Genealogies need to be reprinted every thirty years to add information. Genealogists, a profession specialized in compiling genealogies for clans, also came into being. In the era of electronic typesetting and type printing, he left the scent of ink on the pages with his own hands.

Chu Hongsheng, a 97-year-old man, is known as the "last Shanghai tailor". He first learned the art at the age of 16. He has been a tailor for 82 years and has sewn more than 5,000 cheongsams. Movie star Hu Die, the three Song sisters, Youth Gang boss Du Yuesheng, General Su Yu, Liu Shaoqi's wife Wang Guangmei, singer Meng Tingwei, Gong Li, Dong Jie... These people are all Chu Hongsheng's "loyal fans". Singer Meng Tingwei praised: His cheongsam is like skin. Although he is already a great master, he refuses to be called "cheongsam master". He simply said: "I am just a cheongsam maker."

In Shizuoka, a small town at the foot of Mount Fuji, there is a couple who make guardian dolls. The dolls they make have helped many children grow up safely. As doll makers, Zhushan Chunquan and his wife believe that the most important thing about a doll is not the luxurious appearance and clothing, but that each doll should be entrusted with the love of the elders for their children. A child's growth is ultimately the result of the dedicated efforts of the elders who raise him or her.

In 1764, when the Xibo people were ordered to move westward, there were no craftsmen who made bows and arrows with the army, and all the bows and arrows they brought were distributed by the court. However, the tribesmen are skilled craftsmen, and they did their own research during the journey and successfully made various types of bows and arrows that can be used for fighting and hunting. Yi Chunguang's ancestors are one of them. Since 1990, Yi Chunguang has devoted himself wholeheartedly to the research and production of Xibo horn bows based on the words and deeds of his ancestors, and the craftsmanship has been inherited and discovered.

From a scholar to a craftsman, he uses art to pass down traditional craftsmanship, and returns to the original and fundamental life through forging. He is a standard gentle and tough guy, a blacksmith in the capital, Cai Dequan.