In Jinying Dong Village, Xiangdong Village, Guandong Town, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, Liang Guanglin, a reed sheng production craftsman, is drilling holes in the reed sheng pipe. Photo by Wu Dejun

Liang Guanglin, a reed sheng craftsman, inspects the reeds. Photo by Wu Dejun

Since the beginning of autumn, with the increase of festivals in various places, the production of asparagus in Jinying Dong Village, Guandong Town, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province has entered the peak production season, and the asparagus production craftsmen have worked overtime to catch up with the asparagus orders to meet the market demand.

Liang Guanglin, a craftsman who makes asparagus, is auditioning the sound quality of the asparagus tube. Photo by Wu Dejun

Liang Guanglin, a craftsman who makes asparagus, sharpens the holes in the asparagus pipe. Photo by Wu Dejun

Filming tools for making asparagus in Jinying Dong Village, Guandong Town, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province. Photo by Wu Dejun

In 2019, the reed sheng production technique of the Dong nationality was included in the fifth batch of representative items of provincial intangible cultural heritage in Guizhou Province. In recent years, Congjiang County has taken the asparagus industry as an important starting point to promote the cultural and artistic industry, and has gradually developed and expanded the asparagus industry through the inheritance and innovation of traditional asparagus production skills, and the asparagus products are mainly supplied to Guizhou Congjiang, Liping, Rongjiang and Guangxi Sanjiang, Rongshui, Rong'an and other surrounding county markets.

In Jinying Dong Village, Xiangdong Village, Guandong Town, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province, Liang Qunhuan, a reed sheng production craftsman, is drilling a hole for a reed sheng bucket. Photo by Wu Dejun

Semi-finished reeds filmed in Jinying Dong Village, Guandong Town, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province. Photo by Wu Dejun

The semi-finished reed sheng bucket was filmed and produced in Jinying Dong Village, Guandong Town, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province. Photo by Wu Dejun

The reed sheng is an ancient musical instrument loved by the masses in the southwest ethnic areas of China. During the annual festival, people have to hold all kinds of reed sheng meetings, blowing and dancing the reed sheng.

Filmed and produced asparagus in Jinying Dong Village, Guandong Town, Congjiang County, Guizhou Province. Photo by Wu Dejun