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As to the art of making pottery, my elder sister is far better than me. However, my father is stubborn and insists on handing over this celadon secret method to me. Even though we are siblings of blood, he is still so wary, which is really incomprehensible to me.
The rules of passing on to men but not women, passing on to the family but not to outsiders, have caused many crafts to be lost and discontinued. Such good skills should benefit hundreds of generations. Why should they be trapped by the differences between families and the benefits of privacy?
Now I am willing to record this method in the book. Those who are capable can take it for themselves, and it is better to spread it to the world than to cling to outdated practices!