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A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

A collection of traditional and modern woodblock prints known as jia ma, showcasing the intricate carving and ink-printing artistry of China's Bai people. /CGTN

Jia ma, a thousand-year-old woodblock print tradition of the Bai people in southwest China, was once used in rituals to pray for protection and good fortune. Carved on wood and printed on paper, its images of gods, animals and auspicious symbols carry generations of hopes.

Today, this ancient craft is being rejuvenated through playful, modern designs – from traditional mountain deities to newly imagined "exam-success gods." In the streets of Dali, Yunnan Province, hand-printing your own jia ma has become a must-try cultural experience.

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