The Great Lacquer Artisan

An accidental act at a lacquer-sculpture exchange led Fang Mingguang, an orphan, to become an apprentice at Xiudan Workshop, the premier studio in the lacquer-sculpture trade. It also marked the beginning of his efforts to revive and develop the industry.

With the uniquely Chinese spirit of craftsmanship, Fang Mingguang strives for perfection and stays true to his principles. Through the reform and opening-up period, the internet boom of the new century, and years of trials and tribulations, he withstands all kinds of temptations. In the end, he and his friends grow into inheritors of traditional Chinese crafts!