Shanxi village thrives with traditional colored glaze industry

Recently, artisans have been busy making colored glaze products at the national intangible cultural heritage production base in Houzeyao village of Jincheng city, Shanxi province.

The styles often appear in ancient buildings, such as palaces, tombs, monasteries, temples and pagodas. In 2008, the skills were listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

In recent years, the village has organized villagers to establish 16 glass production factories via investment and partnership, to develop the traditional industry and ensure its inheritance.