Meet Xu Shiju -- An inheritor of black pottery

Zhenyuan is home to Yi, Hani and Lahu ethnic minority communities in SW Yunnan's Pu'er city. Xu Shiju, one of the inheritors of black pottery, has been making black pottery for 36 years since she was 18 years old.

She said making the black pottery has a history of over 400 years, which is not only a craftsmenship but also a lifestyle. Xu wantes to keeping this tradition to make sure this craft lives on for another four centuries, and beyond.

Through years' of exploration and innovation, Zhenyuan black pottery has become a most cultral heritage. In 2009, Zhenyuan black pottery was included in the intangible heritage under the provincial level and in 2014, Xu Shiju was awarded the representative inheritor of the craft.

Source: Zhenyuan Digital Center and Xinhua Net; Trans-editing by Mo Yingyi