A child visits a model of the Great Wall at the exhibition hall of brick manufacture in Renqiu City, Hebei Province, July 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
Black brick is an material for constructing ancient Chinese buildings, which holds a profound history. The Gujian brick factory, built in the reign of Emperor Daoguang (1821?1850) in North China's Hebei, has inherited traditional methods of baking black bricks. All the bricks were made manually.
The factory provides bricks for the renovations of ancient buildings in China, such as the Palace Museum, the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, etc. In 2012, the black bricks baking techniques were listed as a provincial cultural heritage.
People visit the exhibit in Gujian brick factory in Hebei Province, July 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
A worker checks the mudbricks in Gujian brick factory on July 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
Aerial photo taken on July 17 shows a worker manages the black bricks. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
A worker makes black brick in Gujian brick factory in Hebei Province, July 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
A worker makes black brick in Gujian brick factory in Hebei Province, July 17, 2021. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
Workers are busy at making black bricks in the factory. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
Workers are busy at making black bricks in the factory. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
Workers are busy at making black bricks in the factory. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
Workers are busy at making black bricks in the factory. (Photo: China News Service/ Zhai Yujia)
