Chinese muralists decorate countryside with creativity, passion

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Chinese muralists decorate countryside with creativity, passion

STORY: Chinese muralists decorate countryside with creativity, passion DATELINE: May 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of murals 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHICHENG, Mural artist STORYLINE: Liu Zhicheng, a 26-year-old painter, together with his partner Xu Fengkai, has been creating artworks on the walls of farmhouses in Xingyi Village, Lijiang City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Liu has studied wall painting for about six years. In 2020, Liu and his partner began painting walls free of charge and full of love and passion. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU ZHICHENG, Mural artist "I started painting walls in villages when I lived in Tongliang District of Chongqing. Now I paint in Lijiang City of Yunnan Province, which is my hometown. When I paint on walls, I try to combine the environment with my paintings. I also borrow some highlights from 'China chic' and Chinese ink painting. I was in a period of teenage rebellion, and my family worried about me a

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