China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Craftsman 4: Medicinal Aromatics Heir Brings Aroma to Sanxingdui

"Don't you think this medicinal aromatic plate islike aminiature version of the Sanxingdui's Sun-Shaped Bronze Wheel?" said Peng Guiying, the fifth-generation heir to the traditional craftsmanship school of Luzhou Wuwei herbal medicinal aromatics. Different from artists who present their inspirations visually, Peng Guiying's work for 'Colourful Sanxingdui' is distinctive due to his use of aroma. His work, a fragrant medicinal aromatic plate, was carefully crafted by first mixing agarwood, sandalwood, osmanthus, and other materials together with medicinal wine to form mud, and then drying it in shape. Peng Guiying's inspiration for creating this aromatic plate comes from the concept of "all creatures need the sun to live, and health and longevity depend on strengthening their 'yang' ". "My guess is that the Sun-Shaped Bronze Wheel represents the people of the ancient Shu Kingdom's worship of the sun. Of course, we also recommend that people get more sun from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective." He added, "Maybe the ancient Shu Kingdom's people 3,000 years ago also liked to spend time outside in the sun."