Photo shows Pudawa, inheritor of Tibet Autonomous Regional intangible cultural heritage. [Photo/Xinhua] 

In Lhaze Town's Lhaze Village, 150 kilometers away from southwest Shigatse City, Pudawa, a representative inheritor of Lhaze Tibetan knife craftsmanship, lives here. Pudawa is the sixth-generation inheritor and this family craft has been passed down for more than 100 years. Tibetan knives made by Pudawa are all handcrafted. In 2008, the Tibetan metal forging craft (Tibetan knife forging craft) of Lhaze County, Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region was listed on the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list, and Pudawa is one of the inheritors of this craft.

Photo shows some Tibetan knives made by Pudawa. [Photo/Xinhua]

Pudawa is making a fire to forge Tibetan knife in the workshop. [Photo/Xinhua]

Pudawa is carving the scabbard. [Photo/Xinhua]

Pudawa is making a draft of decorative designs on the scabbard. [Photo/Xinhua]

Pudawa is introducing decorative designs on the Tibetan knife. [Photo/Xinhua]