
A compass made by handicraftsman Wu Shuisen, the seventh-generation inheritor of the making skills of Wuluheng Compass, is seen in Wan'an Town of Xiuning County, east China's Anhui province, Dec. 3, 2009. Wan'an Town is one of the cradlelands of the making of compasses in China, which has a history of 600 years. (Xinhua/Shi Guangde)

Handicraftsman Wu Shuisen, the seventh-generation inheritor of the making skills of Wuluheng Compass, tests a Wuluheng Compass in Wan'an Town of Xiuning County, east China's Anhui province, Dec. 3, 2009.(Xinhua/Shi Guangde)

The photo taken on Dec. 3, 2009 shows the site of birthplace of Wuluheng Compass in Wan'an Town of Xiuning County, east China's Anhui province. (Xinhua/Shi Guangde)

A compass made by handicraftsman Wu Shuisen, the seventh-generation inheritor of the making skills of Wuluheng Compass, is seen in Wan'an Town of Xiuning County, east China's Anhui province, Dec. 3, 2009.(Xinhua/Shi Guangde)