Twenty international students at Beijing's Capital University of Economics and Business swapped textbooks for chisels earlier this month, diving into China's legendary mortise-and-tenon woodcraft techniques. The November 19 workshop transformed participants into temporary carpenters, revealing how ancient structures like the Forbidden City were built without nails 🔨.
"It's like solving a 3,000-year-old 3D puzzle," said Maria Gonzalez, a Colombian exchange student, as she fitted interlocking wooden joints. The session aligns with Beijing's push to become a global cultural hub, blending education with hands-on heritage preservation.
Organizers highlighted how this #ThrowbackTech still inspires modern architecture and engineering. With participants from 15 countries, the event became a viral TikTok trend as students shared their woodworking wins 🪚➡️🏯.
