Man burnishing the teeth of a comb in a horn-comb workshop

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing two men hanging a scroll on a drying board called a zhuang ban

Silk spinner displaying his tools

Silk spinner displaying his tools

Silk spinner tying off a skein of silk

Silk spinner with a knife hanging from a cord around his neck

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man using a soft brush to remove air bubbles

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing two men working on a scroll painting

Silk spinner tying off a skein of silk

Silk spinner tying off a skein of silk

Street doctor holding a snake at his stand displaying medicines and posters picturing ailments

Silk spinner displaying his tools

Street entertainer performing in front of a crowd at Tianqiao Market

Street entertainers with costumes and headdresses performing in front of a crowd at Tianqiao Market

Kitchen of Niu Rou Wan, a Muslim grilled-beef restaurant, showing a chef frying dough

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man drawing paste from a piece of scrap paper to paste the edge of a scroll

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man moistening a scroll painting with a soft brush on a mounting table called a da an

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man pouring thinned paste called hu or jiang hu into a horsehair strainer

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man applying paste onto the back of a scroll painting with a brush

Interior of a scroll-mounting shop showing a man trimming the edge of a scroll painting with a steel paper knife