Craftsman creates thumb-sized wooden ocarina in N. China

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Craftsman creates thumb-sized wooden ocarina in N. China

STORY: Craftsman creates thumb-sized wooden ocarina in N. China DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: XINGTAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of craftsman making wooden ocarina STORYLINE: A thumb-sized wooden ocarina can be both an artwork and a musical instrument. Hou Yimin, a craftsman from Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province, has been working on the research and production of wooden ocarinas since 2003. Hou can make a thumb-sized wooden ocarina with soft and beautiful sounds in just two hours. So far, Hou has made about 5,000 wooden ocarinas of over a hundred different types, selling to many countries including the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xingtai, China. (XHTV)

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