Huang Dongpeng, a sword-making professional from Nanning City, southern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has left a job to revive ancient Chinese sword-making technique more than 18 years. Photo shows Huang holding his sword on March 19. /VCG Photo

In 2000, he saw photos of swords in a magazine, that generated his interest in the craft. He was working as a photographer but started learning sword-making in the spare time. /VCG Photo

As his passion grew, he resigned from his job in 2007 to adopt a sword-making career. /VCG Photo

It did not go well in the beginning as he spent all his saving to buy material and rent an iron shop. /VCG Photo

Huang finally made a satisfactory sword two years later and set up his studio in a bid to improve the design by combining the culture of Zhuang people. /VCG Photo

He said he hoped more people could know the culture of traditional Chinese sword making through his effort. /VCG Photo