中国海南黎族至今仍保留着6000年前新石器时期的原始制陶术,这是一块人类文明的“活化石”。本片以中国国家级非物质文化传承人-85岁的陶工羊拜亮的生命史为线索展开叙述,打开了一条通往远古制陶技艺的通道,让那业已消散的早期人类生活的气息得以重现。同时,从脆弱的传承现状中透视出这项古老技艺在与工业文明的交错融合中逐渐失落的态势。 TheLiminorityinsouthernChina’sHainanprovincehaskeptalivetheirpotterytraditionoriginatingfromtheNeolithicAge6,000yearsago.Thetechniqueisalivingfossilofhumancivilization.ThisfilmdisplaysancientpotterymakingskillsthroughtheunfoldinglifestoriesofYangBailiang,an85-year-oldpotterandtheinheritorofintangibleculturalheritageinChina. Manyhumanactivities,thoughapparentlylostalongtimeago,survivethroughtheeffortsanddeterminationofpeople,ofteninremotecultures..,Thisinheritanceisvulnerable..Therecordofthetechniquepresentedinthefilm,revealsthattheage-oldpotterytechniquehasbeengraduallylostduringitsinteractionwithindustrialcivilization.