70-year-old craftsman creates miniature turret of Palace Museum(1/6)

Yang Wannian, a 70-year-old craftsman, makes miniature version of the turret of the Palace Museum using the mortise and tenon technique, a traditional joinery technique, in Yongchang County of Jinchang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 27, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Yalong)

The miniature version contains more than 3,000 small blocks and more than 80,000 components.

Yang Wannian, a 70-year-old craftsman, makes miniature version of the turret of the Palace Museum using the mortise and tenon technique, a traditional joinery technique, in Yongchang County of Jinchang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 27, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Yalong)

Yang Wannian, a 70-year-old craftsman, makes miniature version of the turret of the Palace Museum using the mortise and tenon technique, a traditional joinery technique, in Yongchang County of Jinchang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 27, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Yalong)

Yang Wannian, a 70-year-old craftsman, makes miniature version of the turret of the Palace Museum using the mortise and tenon technique, a traditional joinery technique, in Yongchang County of Jinchang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 27, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Yalong)

Yang Wannian, a 70-year-old craftsman, makes miniature version of the turret of the Palace Museum using the mortise and tenon technique, a traditional joinery technique, in Yongchang County of Jinchang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 27, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Yalong)

Yang Wannian, a 70-year-old craftsman, makes miniature version of the turret of the Palace Museum using the mortise and tenon technique, a traditional joinery technique, in Yongchang County of Jinchang City, northwest China's Gansu Province, June 27, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Li Yalong)