Wu Shuisen, a leading craft worker of Wan'an compass, puts the final touches on the compass scale in Wan'an Town of Xiuning County, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2008. The Wan'an compass craft has a history of about 600 years, dating back to the late Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) or early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Wan'an, a small town in Anhui Province, and came to its height of popularity in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In 2006, the Wan'an compass craft was put on China's state-level intangible cultural heritage list.(Xinhua Photo)
Wu Shuisen, a leading craft worker of Wan'an compass, writes on the compass scale in Wan'an Town of Xiuning County, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2008. The Wan'an compass craft has a history of about 600 years, dating back to the late Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) or early Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Wan'an, a small town in Anhui Province, and came to its height of popularity in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In 2006, the Wan'an compass craft was put on China's state-level intangible cultural heritage list.(Xinhua Photo)
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