Cubes of soft tofu soak in clear water in a clay basin, golden fried tofu and a block of firm tofu cut into slices lie on the board beside a knife, and a bamboo tray holds a stack of thin pressed tofu sheets.
Tofu set from soy milk, in soft, firm, dried, fried and frozen forms.
On the China Intangible Cultural Heritage website, the traditional tofu-making craft is listed as a traditional craft declared from Huainan, Anhui, and was added to the fourth batch of the national representative list in 2014. The item page calls it an ancient hand craft and says Bagong Mountain has a mild climate, plentiful sunshine and rich water resources. Under the same item number, VIII-232, Taishan District in Tai'an, Shandong, was added as an extension item in the fifth batch in 2021.