Zhang Lin: inheritor of fish skin handicraft in NE China

Zhang Lin makes fish skin handicrafts at the studio in Harbin,

northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 28, 2011. The fish skin

handicraft of Hezhe ethnic group was listed as the first batch of

national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. As a provincial

inheritor, Zhang Lin has been researching and producing fish skin

artworks for over ten years. She started to promote fish skin

handicrafts in schools and communities through classes and forums in

recent years to help people know more about this precious art form.

(Xinhua/Wang Kai)

Zhang Lin explains the process of making fish skin handicrafts in a

vocational school in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province,

Dec. 3, 2018. The fish skin handicraft of Hezhe ethnic group was listed

as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. As a

provincial inheritor, Zhang Lin has been researching and producing fish

skin artworks for over ten years. She started to promote fish skin

handicrafts in schools and communities through classes and forums in

recent years to help people know more about this precious art form.

(Xinhua/Wang Kai)