Street vendor braiding reeds to make a toy

Large wooden representation of an old Chinese coin suspended from a bridge in Bai yun guan courtyard at New Year's

Street vendor who makes makes and sells reed toys

A boy operating a bellows for a forge in a workshop that makes iron pictures

Man using a press in a workshop that makes iron pictures

Men demonstrating how roof tiles fit together on the roof of a tile and brick factory near Mentougou Qu

Man in a scroll-mounting shop using a scroll hanger called a hua cha to unroll a hanging scroll painting of flowers

Street vendor selling pinwheels and strings of candied fruit called tang hu lu at New Year's

Boy setting out roof ornaments in the courtyard of a tile and brick factory near Mentougou Qu

Boy selling pinwheels at New Year's

Three figures in an ice lantern shop

Human figure in an ice lantern shop

Man using a grinding wheel to polish jade in a workshop

Ice lantern sculpted in the form of a human figure

Man using a band saw to cut jade in a workshop

Four ice lanterns sculpted in the form of human figures

Interior of an ice lantern shop showing a group of men, dragon figures, and an ice lantern in the form of a human figure

Man using a grinding wheel to polish jade in a workshop

Shop interior showing ice lanterns and other figures

Four men at a workbench in cloisonné workshop

Man making a cloisonné bowl

Child holding a pole with toy oxen at New Year's

Man inspecting roof tile at a tile and brick factory near Mentougou Qu

Furniture-maker planing a piece of wood, Furniture Street, Peking

Street vendor selling fireworks at New Year's

Furniture-maker working on a box, Furniture Street, Peking

Street vendor selling food at a food stand at New Year's

Street vendor selling noodles at New Year's

Men using grinding wheels to polish jade in a workshop

Men glazing roof tiles over a vat at a tile and brick factory near Mentougou Qu

Man adding wood to a kiln next to a wall with an inscription at a tile and brick factory near Mentougou Qu

Men removing animal-shaped roof ornaments from a kiln at a tile and brick factory near Mentougou Qu

Male and female figures in an ice lantern shop

Customer at a book stall at New Year's

Woman and child watching a furniture maker working on a table, Furniture Street, Peking

Street vendor selling paper-cuts at New Year's

Toys for sale at New Year's

Furniture-maker drilling a hole in a box, Furniture Street, Peking

Puppeteer with gongs called luo (larger) and tang luo (smaller) carrying puppet theater and boxes of equipment on shoulder pole

Street vendor selling scroll paintings at New Year's

Hand puppet

Furniture-maker staining a wooden relief panel, Furniture Street, Peking

Furniture-makers at work in a workshop, Furniture Street, Peking

Furniture-maker working on an inlaid table, Furniture Street, Peking

A furniture maker marking a straight line with a line marker, Furniture Street, Beijing

Kites for sale at New Year's

Paper goods for sale at New Year's

Lanterns and kites for sale at New Year's

Street vendor at New Year's

Artist grinding ink to make a scroll painting

Coppersmith applying solder to a piece of metal in a workshop

Man in a scroll-mounting shop removing a rebacked scroll painting from a drying board called a zhuang ban

Man in a scroll-mounting shop attaching the bottom roller bar called a zhou to a scroll painting

Coppersmith hammering a piece of metal in a workshop

Coppersmith making a pitcher in a workshop

Coppersmith hammering a pitcher in a workshop

Coppersmith working on a pitcher in a workshop

Man in a scroll-mounting shop retouching a scroll painting on a drying board called a zhuang ban

Man in a scroll-mounting shop using a brush to attach a rebacked scroll painting to a drying board called a zhuang ban

Man in a scroll-mounting shop cutting paper strips with a steel paper knife