The job of a blacksmith is always tough, what with the high temperatures and the endless requirement for tremendous physical effort. Because of the effort required, more and more factories have begun producing stainless steel knives nowadays, which means the tradition and craft or forging iron by hand is slowly being lost.
Zhu Atao is one of the few blacksmiths still working with iron — he began in 1964, quite by coincidence. At the time, Nanqiao’s bureau of industry needed several apprentices, and Zhu was appointed to the job of blacksmith. He was 18 then, and 72 now…
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