Pic story: Chinese Guqin maker in Hangzhou

Ma Yuesi (L) checks Guqin, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, at home in Yalan Village of Yuhang District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 30, 2020. Ma Yuesi, 58, chose to be a Guqin maker when he was 24 years old. Over the years, as an intangible cultural heritage inheritor, Ma never stops improving his skills. "I've never made a perfect Guqin," he said, "if someday I do, I want to write a book to pass down the craftsmanship to future generations." (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)