Man fascinated with sword-making for nine years

Huang Dongpeng, a sword-making enthusiast, shows a sword at his workshop in Nanning City, the capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 19, 2018.

Huang became interested in sword-making in 2000, inspired by foreign magazines. Self-taught, he's devoted the past nine years to studying the craft, which involves intricate patterns.

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Huang Dongpeng, a sword-making enthusiast, shows a sword at his workshop in Nanning City, the capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 19, 2018.

Huang became interested in sword-making in 2000, inspired by foreign magazines. Self-taught, he's devoted the past nine years to studying the craft, which involves intricate patterns.

(Photo: China News Service/Yu Jing)

He's also tried to combine the culture of the Zhuang people in his designs and has created a series of sword works. Huang said he hopes more people will grow to appreciate the Chinese traditional sword-making culture.

(Photo: China News Service/Yu Jing)

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Huang Dongpeng, a sword-making enthusiast, shows a sword at his workshop in Nanning City, the capital of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 19, 2018.

Huang became interested in sword-making in 2000, inspired by foreign magazines. Self-taught, he's devoted the past nine years to studying the craft, which involves intricate patterns.

(Photo: China News Service/Yu Jing)

He's also tried to combine the culture of the Zhuang people in his designs and has created a series of sword works. Huang said he hopes more people will grow to appreciate the Chinese traditional sword-making culture.

(Photo: China News Service/Yu Jing)

He's also tried to combine the culture of the Zhuang people in his designs and has created a series of sword works. Huang said he hopes more people will grow to appreciate the Chinese traditional sword-making culture.