Dao Zhengfu is a proud potter from China's Huayao Dai community, a branch of Dai ethnic group famous for having clothes with colorful decorations on the waist area. He lives in Tuguo Village, Xinping County, Yuxi City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. The village is known for its clay pots. 

For thousands of years, Huayao Dai people have used clay pots to cook meals and store water. Most people in this village can make clay pots, and Dao happens to be one of them. He inherited the skill from his elders.

Dao loved to play with clay when he was a child. He learned to make clay pots from his mother and the elderly in the village since he was 13. He showed us how to make a clay pot before firing. Watch the video to learn more!

For more on Made in Yunnan:

How China's Dulong people make bamboo baskets

How China's Lahu people make roasted tea

How China's De'ang people make sour tea

How China's Bulang people make authentic bamboo tube tea

About "Go! Yunnan" series:

Yunnan Province in southwest China boasts of spectacular natural landscapes, biodiversity and diverse ethnic groups. Among China's 56 recognized ethnic groups, 25 are in Yunnan. This livestream series will take you on tour to six cities or autonomous prefectures in Yunnan and see the little-known food, scenery and folk customs. Stay tuned for our upcoming livestreams!

(Cover image designed by CGTN's Li Yueyun)

(If you want to contribute and have specific expertise, please contact us at nature@cgtn.com.)