The Bonan knife is indispensible to the Bonan ethnic group, an ethnic group from Gansu province. As a carrier of Bonan’s historical culture, the Bonan knife’s forging technique is listed in the first batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage.[photo/asianewsphoto]

Bonan knife production processes include designing, modeling and polishing which gives its own special style. [photo/asianewsphoto]

There are up to 80 traditional production processes for the Bonan knife. A pure hand-made Bonan knife is exquisite and durable. [photo/asianewsphoto]

Ma Weiwei, a master Bonan knife-maker, is one of the two national Bonan knife forging technique inheritors in China. [photo/asianewsphoto]

The Bonan knives are popular in Northwest China provinces. Moreover, they are exported to foreign countries such as Japan, India and Saudi Arabia. [photo/asianewsphoto]