The artist/owner of this woodblock printing workshop, Mr Yin (尹), is a fifth-generation artisan whose family has been in business for more than 200 years. A beautifully bound book of prints, with English explanations, housed in a wooden presentation box costs ¥300 (but if you’re nice, he may knock a little off the price). Located 100m east of the Yue Fei Temple.
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