China's iconic occupations fading away
(english.cri.cn) Updated: 2014-10-14 07:33Traditional scale maker
Wooden beam scales are a traditional weighing tool, which has been used in China for thousands of years. These days electronic scales have replaced them and the many craftsmen that once made and sold them have been forced to change occupations.
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An elderly craftsman makes a wooden beam scale, a tool used by merchants in the past to weigh goods. [Photo/yknews.com.cn] |
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An old fruit merchant uses a wooden beam scale. [Photo/shm.com.cn] |
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