![Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/09/ea569839da594e04b31e8f0685d00c3e.jpg)
Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)
![Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/09/fc340690acd64bceb7b07f8b0e7f28b5.jpg)
Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)
![Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/09/293f0c97cdfb44f389b39ee048e7c7ef.jpg)
Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)
![Tools used to make silver thread crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/09/e7b5d43ebec04bc399a069fae521fc1b.jpg)
Tools used to make silver thread crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)
![Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/09/8e6bf7a8636b4fd6b6e5d38f30d158e5.jpg)
Artisans use silver thread to make crafts in Chengdu City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)
![Crafts made using silver thread in Chengdu City, Southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/09/f7355fd9955b498f85f59d80f401d247.jpg)
Crafts made using silver thread in Chengdu City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)
![Crafts made using silver thread in Chengdu City, Southwest China\'s Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)](http://www.ecns.cn/hd/2019/01/09/43860026e2a64f0daf84cc45409239df.jpg)
Crafts made using silver thread in Chengdu City, Southwest China's Sichuan Province. The craft dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and involves time-consuming, elaborate steps to pull a one-meter silver piece into a 1000-meter thin thread, which is then used to make all kinds of handmade works. In 2008, the craft was included as a national intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Zhong Xin)