The report focuses on the story of Yuan Duanjiao returning home to devote herself to the raw lacquer industry; fellow villagers affectionately call her the 'Lacquer Fairy'. The original article was published on China Youth Net, reported by Dai Jikun; the link below is an online reprint.
Key points of the report
- In the year she was born, 1988, her father Yuan Huizhi began his lacquer business, and the scent of lacquer accompanied her throughout her childhood;
- Graduated with a master's degree in communication from Xi'an Jiaotong University and gave up an enviable job in the provincial capital to return home;
- Managed more than 50,000 lacquer trees at the Longtou Guoqi Cultural Industry Park and introduced advanced equipment for the deep processing of raw lacquer;
- Committed to developing new varieties to improve the quality and yield of lacquer, and connecting with the world market through e-commerce;
- Used the cooperative model to bring lacquer farmers in the area together for shared development and prosperity.
Direct quotes
'Raw lacquer is not merely lacquer; it is the product of eight thousand years of Chinese lacquer culture, carrying within it the beauty of traditional craft, the beauty of culture, and the spirit of the artisan.' This is her understanding of raw lacquer as recorded in the report.
The name 'Lacquer Fairy' comes from the villagers — they hope that, like a fairy, she can make their hometown's raw lacquer industry flourish.