Fang Jianwei works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. Fang, 29, is the only one in his family to continue the occupation. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
Fang Shaofang works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A close-up view of patterns on a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A man works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A man works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
Workers make a dragon boat at a factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
Fang Nengqi, in his 70s, has specialized in making the head piece of a dragon boat for more than 50 years in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A man works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A man works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
Workers make a dragon boat at a factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
Heads of dragon boats are painted at a factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A man works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
Workers make a dragon boat at a factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A man works in a dragon boat-making factory in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
A close-up view of patterns on a dragon boat in Fangzhuang Village, Minhou County, East China’s Fujian Province, May 30, 2018. The village has a 700-year history of dragon-boat making. As fewer young people work to inherit the skills of the traditional craft, the village is now home to just four factories still using ancient simple tools to make the handmade boats. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar and falls on June 18 this year. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Dongming)
