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(231130) -- BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Gansu Jiandu Museum arranges self-made works of "Jiandu" in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Gansu Jiandu Museum arranges self-made works of "Jiandu" in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xiao Congli (1st R), research director of the Gansu Jiandu Museum, talks with colleagues about digitalization of "Jiandu" in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Gansu Jiandu Museum arranges a work of "Jiandu" in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 26, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff member Yang Sheng (R) registers the information of "Jiandu" with her colleague Chang Xiaoli at the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 26, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of the Gansu Jiandu Museum conduct routine check in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 26, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff member Yang Sheng checks the condition of preserved "Jiandu" at the warehouse of the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 26, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students sign signatures after visiting the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY-LIFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY-LIFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY-LIFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Handicraftsmen make ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A handicraftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Handicraftsmen make ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Handicraftsmen make ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A handicraftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A handicraftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-HENAN-ANCIENT DECARBURIZATION KILN-DISCOVERY (CN)

(220529) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo provided by Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology shows an ironware unearthed from the Houduanwan cast-iron relics site in Xinzheng, central China's Henan Province. TO GO WITH "Ancient decarburization kiln discovered in central China" (Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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'Nambu tekki' ironware attracts Chinese tourists

"Nambu tekki," traditional Japanese ironware produced in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has become popular with Chinese tourists as shown in this photo taken at a department store in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Replica of Nippon Ham Fighters' Otani's right hand unveiled

A life-size, brass replica of the right hand of Shohei Otani, the ace pitcher and designated hitter of Japan's baseball club Nippon Ham Fighters, is unveiled in Otani's hometown of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, on April 6, 2017. The gold-glittering replica was made using casting technique of Nambu Ironware. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Replica of Nippon Ham Fighters' Otani's right hand unveiled

An elementary school boy shakes hands with a life-size, brass replica of the right hand of Shohei Otani, the ace pitcher and designated hitter of Japan's baseball club Nippon Ham Fighters, in Otani's hometown of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, on April 6, 2017 when it was unveiled. The gold-glittering replica was made using casting technique of Nambu Ironware. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo