chinese guqin maker in hangzhou
xinhua| updated: july 1, 2020
ma yuesi plays a guqin, a traditional chinese musical instrument, he made in early years at home in yalan village of yuhang district of hangzhou, east china's zhejiang province. [photo/zj.zjol.com.cn]
ma yuesi, 58, chose to be a guqin maker when he was 24 years old. over the years, as an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, ma never stops improving his skills.
"i've never made a perfect guqin," he said, "if someday i do, i want to write a book to pass down the craftsmanship to future generations."
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