Tiangongpu: Gilded in Troubled Times

A relic of troubled times: During the Qingtai period of the later Tang Dynasty, Meng Qingyuan, a craftsman from the palace manufacturing office, was involved in the battle for the imperial seal because he had mastered the unique skill of "Tiangongpu". His ancestral skills such as gold and silver making and carving have become coveted by all forces. ‌Inheritance of Skills‌: The "Eighteen Techniques of Heavenly Craftsmanship" passed down from generation to generation by the Meng family originated from the palace crafts of the Tang Dynasty, including gilding, engraving, gold and silver interlacing and other unique skills on the verge of being lost. These intangible cultural heritage skills have become key elements to promote the plot. ‌Undercurrent in the court‌: Privy Council envoy Zhao Hongyin recruited skilled craftsmen in the name of repairing ritual vessels, but he was actually forging the jade seal passed down to the country. Meng Qingyuan was forced to join the game and preserved his skills with the secret assistance of Feng Dao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. ‌The situation in Jianghu‌: Meng Qingyuan met Su Jiuniang, the descendant of Shu Brocade Officials, and discovered that there were hidden clues to the jade seal in the Shu brocade knotting technique she mastered. The two work together to crack the ancient code of "the secret of longitude and latitude". ‌Skills save the country‌: When the Khitan army pressed the territory, Meng Qingyuan used traditional gilding techniques to reinforce city defense equipment, and Su Jiuniang used Shu brocade to make lightweight armor. Intangible cultural heritage skills took on new life in troubled times.