Traditional crafts along the Belt and Road

Magazhuma, a fifth-generation Baoan broadsword blacksmith, forges a broadsword in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Northwest China’s Gansu Province on April 20, 2017. Once a common tool used by ordinary villagers, the Baoan broadsword originating from the local Baoan ethnic minority has today become a piece of artware. The forging process of Baoan broadswords has been listed as a piece of national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo/Xinhua)