"YuanbaoLan" baskets. [Photo by Zhou Xingzuo/chinadaily.com.cn]

In the workshop of YuanbaoLan, an elderly folk does his "lifetime business". Hu, a local native, started to learn weaving basket at the age of 14. Nearly half a century later, the young boy is now in his 80s. He is very familiar with the development of YuanbaoLan.

Conversable though he is, Hu carries a deep regret in his voice. He says less and less people are willing to learn the craft of "YuanbaoLan" in these modern times. He is afraid that the craft, which is imbued with deep history, may die off in the near future.