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Chinese artist resurrects dragon scale bookbinding craft

CGTN

06:55

While we live in a technology-fueled era, we can't deny that society still thrives upon artistic expression to uplift our spirit. We meet Zhang Xiaodong, an artist who's successfully resurrected and improved China's century-old art of dragon scale bookbinding. His hand-made books have been exhibited around the world, including the 6th CODEX Book Fair and Symposium in California. Zhang also won the 25th Gold Bull Award and the China Printing Grand Prize Gold Award in 2013. Let's find out what's so special about his pages.

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