Foundry craftsmen in Minxian County, Gansu: old craftsmanship inherits centuries-old craftsmanship

In late April, Jiang Shengping, a copper and aluminum hand-sand foundry in Minxian County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, showed his apprentices the old craft of casting. The picture shows the scene of the old craft professor.Photo by Chen Xin

The picture shows the display of copper and aluminum casting crafts.Photo by Chen Xin

The picture shows Jiang Shengping, a copper and aluminum hand-sand foundry, rinsed with charcoal and water.Photo by Chen Xin

Pictured is engraving.Photo by Cui Huan

The picture shows the mould.Photo by Cui Huan

The picture shows the finished product of copper and aluminum casting.Photo by Cui Huan

In late April, Jiang Shengping, a copper and aluminum hand-sand foundry in Minxian County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, showed his old casting skills to his apprentices. The 55-year-old coppersmith is exquisite in his craftsmanship, and the braziers, big bells, incense burners, and vases he made are exquisite. Copper-aluminum casting technology is a provincial intangible cultural heritage in Gansu Province. Its production technology and shape of utensils retain the traditional Chinese casting technology. It has a history of hundreds of years. Minxian craftsmen still insist on pure hand-made.