A man cuts open a tree to take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
A man cuts open a tree to take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Tools used to cut open a tree to take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Hu Wenxun, 58, cuts open a tree to take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Hu Wenxun, 58, cuts open a tree to take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Hu Wenun, 58, sharpens a knife to be used to cut open a tree and take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Hu Wenxun and his brother Hu Wenshun reap lacquer in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Hu Wenxun and his brother Hu Wenshun reap lacquer in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Liu Minghe, 48, cuts open a tree to take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2018. Liu said he earns about 30,000 yuan ($4,370) from April to September from the traditional craft. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Liu Minghe, 48, smokes as he cuts open a tree to take sap, which is used to make a durable coating called lacquer, in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2018. Liu said he earns about 30,000 yuan ($4,370) from April to September from the traditional craft. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
Hu Wenxun and his brother Hu Wenshun reap lacquer in Dafang County, Southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2018. The period from early summer to late autumn each year is said to be the best time to reap lacquer in the mountainous county, which has seen a rapid increase in online sales of the product. (Photo: China News Service/He Junyi)
