Traditional pottery making skills of the Dai people in Menglian County The craftsmanship of earthenware pottery of the Dai people in Menglian is spread in Mangyang Village, Mangzhan Village, Nayun Town, Menglian Dai, Lahu and Wa Autonomous County, Simao City. The tools for pottery making include wooden paddles, flower pottery paddles, pebbles, etc. The raw material is local clay. Generally, it goes through several processes such as taking soil, drying soil, sieving soil, adding sand and mud, making blanks, drying, and firing. The main products include earthen pots, kettles, pottery jars, pottery bottles, pottery plates, etc. for kitchen utensils, vases, flower pots, lamps for offering to Buddha, high-foot plates, etc. for household items. The pottery making skills are inherited within the family, and are passed down to women but not men. At present, there are only two elderly people in their 70s in the village who master the skills, but there are no successors.