French expat in China shares love of nature with local children

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French expat in China shares love of nature with local children

STORY: French expat in China shares love of nature with local children DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Johannes Sylvain Faure-Brac working in mountainous areas in China 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOHANNES SYLVAIN FAURE-BRAC, French industrial designer STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): JOHANNES SYLVAIN FAURE-BRAC, French industrial designer "My name is Johan. I am from Provence, the south of France. The French Alps were my childhood playground. Nature has taught me a lot about life. By the time I was 7 years old, I already mastered the basic survival skills of navigating by the stars. My father was a shepherd and a carpenter, and my mother a teacher and an artist. When I was young, we often explored the forests together, rock-climbing, foraging for wild produce, and building shelters with logs. My father told me how to make my own toys, so I could make anything I wanted. As a teenager, I was a competitive cross-country skier, and I

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