CHINA-HENAN-WUZHI-CULTURE-POTTERY XUN (CN)
(231101) -- WUZHI, Nov. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Jian plays a pottery Xun on the banks of the Yellow River in Wuzhi County, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 31, 2023.
Xun is a wind instrument played in China for hundreds of years. Wuzhi County of Henan Province, known for its well preserved traditional culture related to the Yellow River, is home to pottery Xuns made exclusively of materials sourced from the Yellow River.
Featuring unique shape and sonorous timbre, the pottery Xun is gaining popularity in recent years in Wuzhi County, where dedicated teaching facilities have been established in colleges, with non-profit classes made available to the general public to further promote this fine art.
Wang Jian is a native of Wuzhi County and a representative inheritor of pottery Xun art, now inscribed as an intangible cultural heritage. He developed a deep affection for music since his early childhood and has devoted himself to the study of pottery Xun for more than three decades. With mud and water fr
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