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GT World Challenge Asia Event - Beijing

Craft-Bamboo Racing's Cao Qi of China/Jayden Ojeda of Australia (front) compete during the qualifying session of GT World Challenge Asia at the Beijing Street Circuit in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town) of Beijing, China, Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Xie Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GT World Challenge Asia Event - Beijing

Craft-Bamboo Racing's Liang Jiatong of China/Darryl O'Young of China's Hong Kong (L) compete during the qualifying session of GT World Challenge Asia at the Beijing Street Circuit in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town) of Beijing, China, Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Xie Han/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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GT World Challenge Asia Event - Beijing

Craft-Bamboo Racing's Cao Qi of China/Jayden Ojeda of Australia compete during the qualifying session of GT World Challenge Asia at the Beijing Street Circuit in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town) of Beijing, China, Oct. 18, 2025. Photo by Ju Huanzong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man applies water-resistant oil to a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man attaches paper covering to a bamboo frame while making a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man fixes paper covering on a bamboo frame while making a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man applies water-resistant oil to a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man ties supporting strings to a bamboo frame while making a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man assembles a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 10, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman prepares bamboo frames for Jialu paper umbrellas in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man applies glue to a bamboo frames while making a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman prepares bamboo frames for Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 10, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man applies glue to a bamboo frames while making a Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 11, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-WUYUAN-JIALU PAPER UMBRELLAS (CN)

(240124) -- WUYUAN, Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman prepares a bamboo frame for Jialu paper umbrella in Wuyuan, east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 10, 2024. The Jialu paper umbrella is named after the village it originated over 800 years ago in Wuyuan of east China's Jiangxi Province. With bamboo frame and paper covering, this umbrella has to go through over 70 steps in its manufacturing procedure. Jialu paper umbrellas were displayed at the Milan Expo in 2015, and found their path to an international fashion show two years later. In 2021, the Jialu paper umbrella-making craft was inscribed as a national intangible cultural heritage. These umbrellas are now sold to over 28 countries and regions in the world. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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Young Chinese gravitates to time-honored folk musical instrument making

STORY: Young Chinese gravitates to time-honored folk musical instrument making SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 16, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:40 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations with Lusheng performance 2. various of making Lusheng 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU XIAOPING, Lusheng maker in Leishan County, Guizhou Province 4. various of playing Lusheng 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU XIAOPING, Lusheng maker in Leishan County, Guizhou Province STORYLINE: Lusheng, a traditional Chinese folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes, is often played by the ethnic Miao people in China when their festivals and important occasions fall. In 2006, the craft of Lusheng making was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in China. Nowadays, more young Chinese have been engaged in the Lusheng making to inherit the time-honored craftsmanship. Yu Xiaoping is a post-90s Lusheng maker in southwest China's Guizhou Province. Influenced by local villagers, Yu bega

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Traditional bamboo crafts targeting U.S. market

OITA, Japan - Bamboo crafts are exhibited at the Beppu Art Museum in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in August 2014, prior to a month-long exhibition and trade show at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center from September to October in Los Angeles. Bamboo craft producers are trying to sell their products overseas as artwork rather than artisan ware.

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Chinese villagers shake off poverty by producing folk musical instrument

STORY: Chinese villagers shake off poverty by producing folk musical instrument DATELINE: Sept. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guizhou's Maniao Village 2. various of people producing Lusheng 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU SHITING, Lusheng craftsman, Maniao Village STORYLINE: Lusheng is a traditional Chinese folk musical instrument made of bamboo pipes. In 2006, China listed the craft of Lusheng making as the national intangible cultural heritage. When festivals or important occasions come, Miao ethnic people in Maniao Village, southwest China's Guizhou Province, play Lusheng. The village has a long history of producing the instrument. In recent years, the Lusheng-producing industry has seen robust development thanks to the support of the local government. It has not only helped Maniao villagers shake off poverty, but also laid a solid foundation for rural revitalization. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): YU SHITING, Lusheng craftsman, Maniao Village "This y

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BAMBOO CRAFTMAN

BAMBOO CRAFTMAN==Date:May, 1980, Place:JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Sapporo workshop making 100 monkey kites

Mitsuo Tanaka, representative of a kite craft studio, is making 100 kites, each in the shape of a monkey -- the animal representing the year 2016 -- wearing colorful kimono, at his studio in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2015. The kites, made of bamboo frames and washi paper, will be connected to make 100 meter-long chain-like kites to fly in the skies in the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sapporo workshop making 100 monkey kites

Mitsuo Tanaka, representative of a kite craft studio, is making 100 kites, each in the shape of a monkey -- the animal representing the year 2016 -- wearing colorful kimono, at his studio in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Dec. 15, 2015. The kites, made of bamboo frames and washi paper, will be connected to make 100 meter-long chain-like kites to fly in the skies in the New Year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional bamboo crafts targeting U.S. market

OITA, Japan - Bamboo crafts are exhibited at the Beppu Art Museum in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in August 2014, prior to a month-long exhibition and trade show at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center from September to October in Los Angeles. Bamboo craft producers are trying to sell their products overseas as artwork rather than artisan ware. (Kyodo)

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Traditional Craft

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 28, 2020 - A Tujia villager takes care of the bamboo basket. Chongqing, China, October 28, 2020.

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Traditional Craft

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 28, 2020 - A Tujia villager dries bamboo weaving products. Chongqing, China, October 28, 2020.

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Traditional Craft

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 28, 2020 - A Tujia village uses bamboo to weave flower baskets. Chongqing, China, October 28, 2020.

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Traditional Craft

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 28, 2020 - A Tujia villager cuts bamboo and weaves a dustpan, which is the traditional living utensil of Tujia people. Chongqing, China, October 28, 2020.

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Traditional Craft

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 28, 2020 - A Tujia villager weaves table fruit trays made of bamboo. Chongqing, China, October 28, 2020.

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Traditional Craft

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 28, 2020 - A Tujia villager weaves a candy dish out of bamboo. Chongqing, China, October 28, 2020.