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Projectionist finds fulfillment in giving back
2023-01-03
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Yang Mingjin who is from Lushui county of Nujiang, in Southwest China's Yunnan province, has worked as a volunteer projectionist for more than 20 years.Yang said his obsession with motion pictures dates back to childhood. He started voluntary screenings in the late 1990s, shortly after he gradua...
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A pattern of dedication
2023-05-23
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Cai Wenjuan at an exhibition featuring blue-and-white porcelain ware at the Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Institute in Jiangxi province.[Photo provided by Zhou Mi/Xinhua]Decorated with cobalt blue pigment on a white ceramic body, qinghuaci ware is one of the most well-known cultural products in China, wi...
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Weaving classic craft into modern items
2023-05-12
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Liu Xianglan (center) is a national representative inheritor of the traditional brocade artisanship of the Li ethnic group.LI TIANPING/FOR CHINA DAILYLiu Xianglan, a national representative inheritor of the traditional brocade artisanship of the Li ethnic group in Wuzhishan City, South China&#...
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Infusing confidence in his craft
2023-04-28
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Chen Lianggu, a provincial-level inheritor of the craft of processing Tieguanyin tea, shakes tea leaves to wither them, a procedure in the production of oolong tea, at his home in Anxi county, Fujian province, in 2013. Tieguanyin tea expert not only helps to promote the traditional brew but also wor...
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Keeping traditional NW China’s Gansu embroidery alive
2023-04-18
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Xu Jing, an inheritor of Ganzhou embroidery in northwest China’s Gansu Province, encourages more people to practice the traditional handicraft through live streaming classes.Born in a tailor’s family, she began to learn how to embroider as a child. “I sewed all my toys, and the adults often prais...
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Time-honored brands attract visitors at third China International Consumer Products Expo
2023-04-14
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A woman displays Bohai Mohe embroidery, a national-level intangible cultural heritage in China, during the ongoing third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province. (People's Daily Online/Du Yanfei)Time-honored brands displayed...
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Craftswoman presents tie-dye techniques at Starbucks store
2023-03-16
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Zhang Hanmin, a craftswoman from southwest China's Yunnan province, recently presented the intangible cultural heritage of tie-dye at a Starbucks store in Shanghai.Tie-dye is an ancient Chinese textile dyeing technique that has been practiced by the Bai ethnic group since the Tang (618-907) and...
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Sculptor picks up where his dad left off
2023-03-14
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Zhang Rong works on a clay sculpture at his studio in Pingyao, Shanxi province. One of Zhang's pieces. Third-generation inheritor gets steady job before finding way back to old craftOver the past decade, Zhang Rong has made clay figures free of charge for 2,000 people, including around 100 left-...
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NPC deputy brings ethnic craftsmanship from southwest China to a larger stage
2023-03-10
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Xia Hua (second from left) and female embroiderers pose for a photo while they attended a fashion show in London in 2017 (COURTESY PHOTO)The revered 20th century painter and art educator Liu Haisu once said: “As beautiful as the moon stitched with threads of clouds, Miao embroidery outs...
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