Xinjiang, My home: Hat maker's fulfilling life

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: Hat maker's fulfilling life DATELINE: March 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hat making 2. SOUNDBITE: ARKEN MEMTIMIN, Hat maker STORYLINE: Arken Memtimin is a hat maker from Aketao in northwest China's Xinjiang. He learned the traditional craftsmanship from his father when he was a child and hopes to pass it on. SOUNDBITE: ARKEN MEMTIMIN, Hat maker "My name is Arken Memtimin. My father was the sixth generation of the craftsmanship of making white felt hats. I learned how to make such hats from my father when I was a child. Now we have about 15 hat makers working for us. We also teach the craftsmanship to others. We opened a small shop after we came to Aketao. It later turned into a company. We also make customized white felt hats for weddings. Revenues are pretty good. The felt is produced in a factory. So the hats are silky, not coarse. Compared to hand-made hats, machine-made hats are of better quality. This is my

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• 2022/3/05 00:00:00

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