Wuling ox horn carving technique thrives in China's Guangxi

Long Shunzhou, an inheritor of the Wuling ox horn carving technique, cares for an ox horn artwork in Wuling Town of Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2025. The Wuling ox horn carving technique of Binyang County is a local traditional craft with a history of over three centuries. In recent years, Binyang County has been encouraging industrial innovation in the development of ox corn products such as combs, massage hammers, tea sets and pen caps. Every year, some six million ox horn products are produced in the county with considerable market acceptance. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

Ye Hualiang, an inheritor of the Wuling ox horn carving technique, works on an ox horn comb in Wuling Town of Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2025. The Wuling ox horn carving technique of Binyang County is a local traditional craft with a history of over three centuries. In recent years, Binyang County has been encouraging industrial innovation in the development of ox corn products such as combs, massage hammers, tea sets and pen caps. Every year, some six million ox horn products are produced in the county with considerable market acceptance. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

A worker applies laser engraving on an ox horn comb at an ox horn product base in Wuling Town of Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2025. The Wuling ox horn carving technique of Binyang County is a local traditional craft with a history of over three centuries. In recent years, Binyang County has been encouraging industrial innovation in the development of ox corn products such as combs, massage hammers, tea sets and pen caps. Every year, some six million ox horn products are produced in the county with considerable market acceptance. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

Ye Hualiang, an inheritor of the Wuling ox horn carving technique, picks ox horns for processing in Wuling Town of Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2025. The Wuling ox horn carving technique of Binyang County is a local traditional craft with a history of over three centuries. In recent years, Binyang County has been encouraging industrial innovation in the development of ox corn products such as combs, massage hammers, tea sets and pen caps. Every year, some six million ox horn products are produced in the county with considerable market acceptance. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

A worker processes an ox corn product in Wuling Town of Binyang County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 16, 2025. The Wuling ox horn carving technique of Binyang County is a local traditional craft with a history of over three centuries. In recent years, Binyang County has been encouraging industrial innovation in the development of ox corn products such as combs, massage hammers, tea sets and pen caps. Every year, some six million ox horn products are produced in the county with considerable market acceptance. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)