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    Skill Rules

    Sep 16, 2021 4 minutes
    By Lu Yan
    Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

    Ever since winning first place in the masonry category at the First Vocational Skills Competition of China in December of last year, Wu Yuanzhou has been busy continuing to enhance his craftsmanship with bricks and mortar and impart his knowledge as a lecturer at the Changsha Construction Engineering School, a vocational school in Changsha, capital of Hunan Province.

    Eight years ago, Wu graduated from middle school and chose to study architectural engineering at a vocational school. Gradually, he developed a passion for masonry and became one of the top stoneworkers nationwide.

    “It’s not easy to master a technique. Only by remaining. The 22-year-old is currently preparing for the 46th WorldSkills Competition scheduled to take place in Shanghai in October 2022.

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