Others in the area have also begun to take an interest in the bronze drums.
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Luo Mingjin shows his drum.
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Luo Mingjin, for instance, owns a small drum workshop in Jixiang village, about 40 kilometers away from Donglan. He has begun making the drums again, reviving an ancient metalworking process from the Qing Dynasty. After spending two years studying and experimenting with drum making techniques, Luo and his four employees have now sold over 100 new bronze drums, each valued at between three and four thousand Yuan.
The 74 year old Luo Kaixian, the oldest of Luo¡¯s employees, learned to make bronze drums from his father when he was eight year sold. He and other three workers make the drums by first carving a mold, fusing bronze to polishing.
