in yongtai county of fuzhou city, east china's fujian province, craftsman xie shiyang has managed to add a modern touch to the traditional skill of bamboo weaving. in his hands, a qr code is not generated by a software, but by his bamboo strips. xie, in his 60s, has started to create bamboo qr codes since 2018. now it only takes xie less than one hour to complete a code. he has received orders from many companies.