Jin Huimin, an inheritor of the making crafts of character-inlaid candy, makes the candy in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Cao Li)
HEFEI, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- As the Spring Festival approaches, inheritors of the making crafts of character-inlaid candy, an intangible cultural heritage in Qimen County, are busy making the special sweet, catering for the needs of people during the festival.
The making process of the candy includes boiling sugar, grinding powder, stirring, compacting, making inlaid characters, stretching sugar bar and slicing. Because the character embedded in the center of the candy always carries auspicious meanings, the candy is very popular during festivals.
Jin Huimin, an inheritor of the making crafts of character-inlaid candy, boils maltose in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
Jin Huimin, an inheritor of the making crafts of character-inlaid candy, makes the candy in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
A staff member compacts sugar bars in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
A staff member slices a sugar bar into thin cubes in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
Jin Huimin, an inheritor of the making crafts of character-inlaid candy, checks the syrup in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)
A staff member packs the character-inlaid candy cubes in Qimen County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 31, 2024. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)■
