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Wu Luheng Wan'an Luopan Shop

Wan'an, Xiuning County, Huangshan, Anhui, China

What Wu Luheng Wan'an Luopan Shop is known for

This Wan'an old town shop has made the wooden luopan compasses used in feng shui and navigation since the Qing dynasty, a craft listed as national-level intangible cultural heritage. Current makers Wu Shuisen and Wu Zhaoguang hand-paint the concentric rings of characters onto each disc after it is turned on a lathe.

Best for — Hand-made luopan (feng shui compasses)

Wan'an, Xiuning County, Huangshan, Anhui, China

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