The Fading Tradition of Tang the Toymaker From: International Herald Tribune | Date: January 8, 1999| Author: Mia Turner | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

International Herald Tribune

01-08-1999

In his cramped workshop, smelling of glue and littered with wood shavings, Tang Qiliang makes the toys his family has created for four generations. He is China's Geppetto, devoted to his work despite the fact that it brings him little income. But unlike Geppetto, Tang's Pinocchios will never dance on stages or sing for him. Instead, at 80, the Beijing toymaker is struggling to keep his toys from dying.

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