A glimpse of folk rattan-weaving in NW China

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A glimpse of folk rattan-weaving in NW China

STORY: A glimpse of folk rattan-weaving in NW China DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of craftsmen working at a workshop in Hanzhong 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG XIUMEI, Villager 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHENG YAN, Head of E-commerce of a rattan-weaving workshop in Hanzhong STORYLINE: In recent years, craftsmen from Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, have been using traditional rattan-weaving to create jobs and raise incomes for locals. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): TANG XIUMEI, Villager "I need to take care of my family, if I were to bring work home and create simple circle chairs and folding chairs, I could earn between 2,000 to 3,000 yuan per month. It provides a stable income. In the past, when I didn't have this source of income, I had very little income, but at the same time had to take care of the elderly and children at home." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHENG YAN, Head of E-commerce of a rattan-weaving workshop in

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