Across China: Ancient Chinese ceramic mending craft finds new life

JINAN, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- In a small studio in east China's Shandong Province, the crisp, rhythmic ding-dang of a hammer strikes a persistent beat against the quiet hum in the street.

This is the sound of juci -- the ancient Chinese craft of mending broken ceramics with metal staples, which has been listed as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage.

While the exact origins of juci are not recorde