CHINA-CHONGQING-LACQUER ART-PROMOTION (CN)

CHINA-CHONGQING-LACQUER ART-PROMOTION (CN)

(240512) -- CHONGQING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students learn lacquer art at a vocational education center in Chengkou County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, May 9, 2024. Fascinated by lacquer art, French artist Vincent Cazeneuve came to China 15 years ago with the aim of finding the suitable species of lacquer tree to make lacquer artworks. He had visited many places in China, and finally settled down in Chengkou County of Chongqing where the species of high yield and superior quality of lacquer trees grow. In recent years, Chengkou County has promoted the traditional art, attracting more and more people like Vincent to do lacquer art research and creation here. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)

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