#fan maker

In a small workshop in Yangshuo an elder still makes fans and wall scrolls the way his family has for generations. The structure of such a fan is simple - wooden ribs and thin paper - but the painted paper is the real skill. Artists use a few ink strokes to suggest the karst hills, mist and plants. His son left for the city to study and work, showing little interest in the trade. After struggling with the crowded job market, he returned and asked to learn the craft. He now trains under his father, practicing brush control and composition. They make and sell fans and wall scrolls together while preserving the painting techniques. The father hopes this will keep the family tradition alive.

Canon-Feuilly:

he and all the alley cats get along because they're all just trying to get on

he'd prefer not to wear shoes where he can get away with it

there's nothing he loves more than the smell of fresh bread, even when he can't afford it because that reminds him why he works so hard

AU Feuilly:

is a jack of all trades, because when you're poor you can't always afford a plumber, or a mechanic, or a seamstress, or a barber

he keeps his fingernails longer than anyone else he knows, for various reasons

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