> The main reason I've always remembered this man is because he's one of the few Chinese people in China (that I'm aware of) who actually enjoys making for the sake of making, and not just as a livelihood.
China has 1.35 billion people, and it seems incredibly unimaginative and frankly egotistic to think that you can make generalizations about overall Chinese culture and then just call it a day. The fact is that even "maker" culture in the US where its currently being celebrated (because it makes people money) is made up of a very small percentage of people working in North America - you would not meet nor have heard of a large group of people "making things for the sake of making" in China but it doesn't mean that they don't exist.
China has 1.35 billion people, and it seems incredibly unimaginative and frankly egotistic to think that you can make generalizations about overall Chinese culture and then just call it a day. The fact is that even "maker" culture in the US where its currently being celebrated (because it makes people money) is made up of a very small percentage of people working in North America - you would not meet nor have heard of a large group of people "making things for the sake of making" in China but it doesn't mean that they don't exist.