Ask Qiangqiang to come back and help manage it. It would be better to give these crafts a high-end name than to demolish them.”
Ling Ran also thought that these handicrafts would disappear in the future. Cotton-fluffing would be replaced by machines, as would carpentry and carving skills.
"Uncle Guan, if you're really interested, I can talk to the mayor for you. I can also give him some advice. I want to keep all of your purely handmade crafts and line them up on East and West Streets to create a more attractive area."
Guan Bo was indeed tempted. He couldn't do it anymore. Not only were his two sons unwilling to take over, but there were also not many people who came to buy things. He really couldn't bear to let it go. Especially his eldest son wanted to demolish the house and build a storefront several times, but he refused.
"Think about it, can what you said really work?"
"Go and give it a try! Ling Ran, you should suggest to the mayor that if the county or city doesn't recognize the non-cultural heritage, you can ask the town to establish a traditional craft street. The row of houses on the east side of East-West Street is quite good and can continue to be used.
Tell the town to find a way to buy it out, and move the cotton fluffers, carpenters, sculptors, bamboo weavers, and pot-bottom changers there. This way people can see the skills that are about to be lost, and they can also sell things there."
"What if the town doesn't approve it?" Ling Ran looked at Zhou Xiang expectantly.
"Then we can do it ourselves. I don't believe that if I spend money to buy those old houses, how can those people not be willing?
I don't care about the craftsmen, but as for Fat Uncle's blacksmith shop, even if it's free for people to watch, as long as there are people willing to pay to see it live, it's not a loss. It would be a pity to demolish the blacksmith shop.
In that section of Beitou, once my shopping mall opens in the future, I guess none of the storefronts will be able to thrive.”
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