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7-meter-high steamer set used in bun shop in China to meet New Year demand

STORY: 7-meter-high steamer set used in bun shop in China to meet New Year demand SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: NANTONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the steamed bun shop 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SU XIUPING, Pastry cook STORYLINE: At a small steamed bun shop in Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province, an incredibly high steamer set has made the shop a popular destination for many food buyers and also those who are just curious. The steamer set has 57 layers and is over 7 meters tall. Employees of the shop have to use an elevator to get the steamers. A pastry cook at the shop said there has been an increasing demand for steamed buns as the Spring Festival is around the corner, and that is why they are using more layers of steamers. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): SU XIUPING, Pastry cook "Our steamed buns are traditional, fermented with rice wine. It tastes good. It's chewy and has a special flavor. Our buns are very popular among the locals. As

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"Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

About 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a 7-meter-high, 31-step pyramid stand on March 2, 2023, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

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"Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

About 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a 7-meter-high, 31-step pyramid stand on March 2, 2023, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

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"Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

About 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a 7-meter-high, 31-step pyramid stand on March 2, 2023, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

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30,000 used 'hina' dolls start new life in Tokushima museum

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Staff members of the Ningyo Bunka Koryukan doll museum display some of the 30,000 used ''hina'' dolls on a 7-meter-high pyramid Feb. 19 for a month-long festival starting Feb. 22 at the museum in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture. They are among some 70,000 used dolls collected from homes nationwide. The ''hina'' dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March.

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PET bottle model of Himeji Castle completed

HIMEJI, Japan - Volunteers complete Aug. 6 a 7-meter-high model of the 17th century Himeji Castle using some 40,000 used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles at an old freight terminal in the western Japan city Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. The model, conceived by the Himeji municipal government to get the public interested in recycling, was built over 17 days by 600 volunteers using PET bottles collected from elementary schools and supermarkets around the city.

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"Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

About 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a 7-meter-high, 31-step pyramid stand -- the largest in the country -- on Feb. 20, 2021, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

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"Hina" traditional doll pyramid in Japan

About 1,500 "hina" traditional Japanese dolls are displayed on a 7-meter-high, 31-step pyramid stand -- the largest in the country -- on Feb. 20, 2021, at a shopping mall in Konosu in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.

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30,000 used 'hina' dolls start new life in Tokushima museum

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Staff members of the Ningyo Bunka Koryukan doll museum display some of the 30,000 used ''hina'' dolls on a 7-meter-high pyramid Feb. 19 for a month-long festival starting Feb. 22 at the museum in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture. They are among some 70,000 used dolls collected from homes nationwide. The ''hina'' dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March. (Kyodo)

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PET bottle model of Himeji Castle completed

HIMEJI, Japan - Volunteers complete Aug. 6 a 7-meter-high model of the 17th century Himeji Castle using some 40,000 used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles at an old freight terminal in the western Japan city Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. The model, conceived by the Himeji municipal government to get the public interested in recycling, was built over 17 days by 600 volunteers using PET bottles collected from elementary schools and supermarkets around the city.