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| Products combining traditional skills and modern techniques have created a niche in the souvenir and even fashion markets, according to Chen Xiaoqiong (right), chairperson of Qiandongnan Women's Federation. (China Daily/Zhu Xingxin) |
Huang said in the past making silver ornaments was just part-time job for some villagers in addition to farming.
"But it now brings us good fortune," he said.
But Huang added the business also faces difficulties.
"Our products are totally handmade. So family workshops like mine cannot meet the growing market demand," he explained.
The local government has also noticed the problem, so authorities are endeavoring to help by providing access to new modern techniques and technologies.
One effort was the China International Folk Artworks Fair that opened in Kaili on July 23 with experts onsite to teach local craftsmen how to use new techniques.
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