Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
Yang Changgan makes a silver pot in his studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)
People visit Yang Changgan's studio in Zhangjiajie City, Central China’s Hunan Province, Sept. 5, 2018. Yang, born in 1986 in Guizhou Province, was exposed to the craft of silverwork from an early age. After completing his bachelor’s degree at Nanchang Institute of Technology in 2010, he learned with Yang Guangbin, a master crafter of the silver ornaments of the Miao people. He then opened his own studio in Zhangjiajie in 2015, mainly developing silver pot products. Yang said it takes 10-15 days to make a silver pot as the process involves nearly 100 steps, including pounding, refining and wielding. Yang said his creations sell well in nearly 20 countries and regions. (Photo: China News Service/Wu Yongbing)