Yang Hanlin makes the handle of a broomstick in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 7, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin collects seeds to be used in growing broomstick fibers in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 5, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin makes the handle of a broomstick in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 7, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin prepares bundles of broomstick fibers in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 7, 2018. Every seven fiber bundles will make one of Yang's broomsticks. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin trims a finished broomstick in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 7, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin dries broomstick fibers in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 5, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin makes a broomstick in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 7, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin prepares broomstick fibers for the drying process in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 5, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin checks the growth of broomstick fibers in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 5, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
Yang Hanlin uses a wooden wedge to make reinforced broomstick handle in Sanhegou Village of Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 7, 2018. An 81-year-old local artisan, Yang Hanlin has committed himself to the making of broomsticks for decades. Produced under a set of strict standards, Yang's broomsticks are known for their durability. Over the years, Yang has set up a few more workshops to involve local villagers in the broomstick production as a means to raise their income levels. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
