Gourd
Personal memory by Zhenxu Wu
1999 • Nantong, Jiangsu, China
A gourd spoon is common in villages in China. When I was a kid, my mom took me back to her home place. I saw grandma spoon water with a half gourd from the water tank. Today, nobody in mom's home place stores water in tanks because of tap water. Industries take place of traditions. It is much more convenient, but something changed.
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