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Tourism Developments In Zhaoxing Dong Village - China

A tourist tries batik making at a rural cooperative in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 20, 2025. Zhaoxing Dong village, home to a captivating cultural landscape, has seen an influx of tourists as the Dong New Year approaches. In recent years, the local government has leveraged the village's rich Dong ethnic cultural resources in developing the tourism industry. Boosted by tourism and other feature industries, the local Dong people have improved their living standards by inheriting traditional craftsmanship, developing ethnic handicrafts, launching cultural and creative products, and expanding the homestay and catering businesses. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tourism Developments In Zhaoxing Dong Village - China

A tourist tries batik making at a rural cooperative in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 19, 2025. Zhaoxing Dong village, home to a captivating cultural landscape, has seen an influx of tourists as the Dong New Year approaches. In recent years, the local government has leveraged the village's rich Dong ethnic cultural resources in developing the tourism industry. Boosted by tourism and other feature industries, the local Dong people have improved their living standards by inheriting traditional craftsmanship, developing ethnic handicrafts, launching cultural and creative products, and expanding the homestay and catering businesses. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tourism Developments In Zhaoxing Dong Village - China

A tourist tries batik making at a rural cooperative in Zhaoxing Dong village of Liping County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 19, 2025. Zhaoxing Dong village, home to a captivating cultural landscape, has seen an influx of tourists as the Dong New Year approaches. In recent years, the local government has leveraged the village's rich Dong ethnic cultural resources in developing the tourism industry. Boosted by tourism and other feature industries, the local Dong people have improved their living standards by inheriting traditional craftsmanship, developing ethnic handicrafts, launching cultural and creative products, and expanding the homestay and catering businesses. Photo by Yang Wenbin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

A costumer selects Indonesian batik clothes at Beringharjo Traditional Market in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

This photo taken on May 19, 2025 shows wooden mask handicrafts with batik motif displayed at a workshop in Krebet village, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows people watching Indonesian batik exhibits in Museum of Textile in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 18, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Xu Qin/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Children wearing Indonesian batik walk on campus during an event of "Batik Friday" in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, on May 16, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

A worker dries Indonesian batik cloth at a batik workshop in Krajan village, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 17, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Dancers wearing Indonesian batik perform traditional dance during a dance festival event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 11, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

A worker dries Indonesian batik cloth at a batik workshop in Krajan village, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 17, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

A worker dries Indonesian batik cloth at a batik workshop in Krajan village, Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 17, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Brazilian football star Kaka visits China's Village Super League

STORY: Former Brazilian football star Kaka visits China's Village Super League SHOOTING TIME: May 27, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: RONGJIANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of former Brazilian footballer Kaka visiting the Village Super League in Guizhou 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KAKA, Former Brazilian footballer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAKA, Former Brazilian footballer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARCO SEGATTO, Italian student at Guizhou University 5. various of audience watching the game STORYLINE: Former Brazilian footballer Kaka paid a visit on Monday to the Village Super League in Rongjiang County in China's Guizhou Province. In 2023, the Village Super League (VSL), also dubbed "Cun Chao," featuring 20 teams, became a hit in China and the world for its popularity, down-to-earth nature and festive atmosphere. During his visit, Kaka received a warm welcome and gifts such as a batik scarf and a batik jacket, all handmade by local Miao people. SOUNDBITE 1 (Engli

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-EDUCATION (CN)

(240526) -- XIONG'AN, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students make batik works at a school in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, May 23, 2024. In recent years, Xiong'an New Area has continuously promoted the high-quality education construction. The area has introduced innovative education development system, constructed high-standard education facilities, and introduced professional education resources. Currently, the area has 717 schools, with 235,000 students and 20,000 teachers. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIONG'AN-EDUCATION (CN)

(240526) -- XIONG'AN, May 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students make batik works at a school in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, May 23, 2024. In recent years, Xiong'an New Area has continuously promoted the high-quality education construction. The area has introduced innovative education development system, constructed high-standard education facilities, and introduced professional education resources. Currently, the area has 717 schools, with 235,000 students and 20,000 teachers. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-TEXTILE MUSEUM

(240517) -- JAKARTA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the Jakarta Textile Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. The museum houses a large collection of textile exhibits reflecting Indonesian culture and society, including exhibits of the world intangible cultural heritage Indonesian batik. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-TEXTILE MUSEUM

(240517) -- JAKARTA, May 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the Jakarta Textile Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 16, 2024. The museum houses a large collection of textile exhibits reflecting Indonesian culture and society, including exhibits of the world intangible cultural heritage Indonesian batik. (Xinhua/Zulkarnain)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa (R) demonstrates the batik technique at her studio in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa smooths out batik cloth in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa (L) teaches a young learner to make batik product at her studio in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa (1st L) and her mother Gan Caiyun (2nd L) demonstrate the batik technique at her studio in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/M

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa (L) and her mother Gan Caiyun make batik cloth in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa (L) introduces a batik product to a customer at her studio in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Sa draws a pattern for batik products in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-BATIK (CN)

(240406) -- HEBEI, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A young learner views batik products at Li Sa's studio in Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, April 6, 2024. Li Sa, 25, has been learning batik making technique since a very young age from her mother Gan Caiyun, a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the crafts. After graduation from college, Li chose to start up her own business in her hometown Tangshan and set up a batik studio, devoting herself into the inheritance and creation of batik making technique. As a municipal-level intangible cultural heritage experience base, her studio has attracted many young talents. In recent years, Li has offered a series of voluntary and experiential courses in residential compounds, schools and nursing homes, as a way to pass down the batik technique. Integrating the aesthetics of modern life with the batik technique, the cultural and creative products her team designed are appreciated by the market. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-GOREANGAB-WOMEN-EMPOWERING INITIATIVE-ART WORKSHOP

(240404) -- GOREANGAB, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the art workshop in the Goreangab township, Windhoek, Namibia, on April 4, 2024. In the Goreangab township northwest of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, Victoria Ndilimeke applied wax and dye to the fabric at a workshop, creating colorful patterns. This batik work is part of a sought-after art collection produced by over 20 women at Penduka Trust, which is a women-empowering initiative to utilize art as a catalyst to help locals secure a better life. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Namibian women empowered for better future through art initiative

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-GOREANGAB-WOMEN-EMPOWERING INITIATIVE-ART WORKSHOP

(240404) -- GOREANGAB, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman works at an art workshop in the Goreangab township, Windhoek, Namibia, on April 4, 2024. In the Goreangab township northwest of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, Victoria Ndilimeke applied wax and dye to the fabric at a workshop, creating colorful patterns. This batik work is part of a sought-after art collection produced by over 20 women at Penduka Trust, which is a women-empowering initiative to utilize art as a catalyst to help locals secure a better life. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Namibian women empowered for better future through art initiative

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-GOREANGAB-WOMEN-EMPOWERING INITIATIVE-ART WORKSHOP

(240404) -- GOREANGAB, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors watch a woman working on a piece of artwork at an art workshop in the Goreangab township, Windhoek, Namibia, on April 4, 2024. In the Goreangab township northwest of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, Victoria Ndilimeke applied wax and dye to the fabric at a workshop, creating colorful patterns. This batik work is part of a sought-after art collection produced by over 20 women at Penduka Trust, which is a women-empowering initiative to utilize art as a catalyst to help locals secure a better life. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Namibian women empowered for better future through art initiative

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-GOREANGAB-WOMEN-EMPOWERING INITIATIVE-ART WORKSHOP

(240404) -- GOREANGAB, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women dance for visitors in the Goreangab township, Windhoek, Namibia, on April 4, 2024. In the Goreangab township northwest of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, Victoria Ndilimeke applied wax and dye to the fabric at a workshop, creating colorful patterns. This batik work is part of a sought-after art collection produced by over 20 women at Penduka Trust, which is a women-empowering initiative to utilize art as a catalyst to help locals secure a better life. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Namibian women empowered for better future through art initiative

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NAMIBIA-WINDHOEK-GOREANGAB-WOMEN-EMPOWERING INITIATIVE-ART WORKSHOP

(240404) -- GOREANGAB, April 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman works at an art workshop in the Goreangab township, Windhoek, Namibia, on April 4, 2024. In the Goreangab township northwest of Namibia's capital, Windhoek, Victoria Ndilimeke applied wax and dye to the fabric at a workshop, creating colorful patterns. This batik work is part of a sought-after art collection produced by over 20 women at Penduka Trust, which is a women-empowering initiative to utilize art as a catalyst to help locals secure a better life. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Namibian women empowered for better future through art initiative

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Gallery holds annual Ramadan exhibition in Cairo

STORY: Gallery holds annual Ramadan exhibition in Cairo SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAJAR SAUDI, Artist 3. various of the exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): CHRISTINE JOHARI, Artist 5. various of the exhibition STORYLINE: The Nout Art Gallery in Zamalek, in Egypt's capital city Cairo holds its annual exhibition under the name of Welcome Ramadan to celebrate the beginning of the Muslim holy month. The exhibition includes the works of 24 artists, including the arts of sculpture, drawing, spinning, and various other forms. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAJAR SAUDI, Artist "This is the first time that I participate in the exhibition with two paintings on display. And it's also my first exhibition. I loved to create a childlike form of batik art and a new form." The gallery has held this exhibition during Ramadan for many years, which aims to create a kind of national unity a

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New Zealanders amazed by ethnic culture in China's Guizhou

STORY: New Zealanders amazed by ethnic culture in China's Guizhou DATELINE: Oct. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: GUIZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kala Village 2. various of Trevor and Linda visiting Kala Village 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LINDA VAN GEUNS, Tourist from New Zealand 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TREVOR VAN GEUNS, Tourist from New Zealand STORYLINE: Kala Village, located in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in China's Guizhou, is home to diversified intangible cultural heritage such as embroidery, batik-making and ancient paper-making. Over the years, by virtue of its rich ethnic culture, Kala Village has attracted an increasing number of domestic and foreign tourists. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LINDA VAN GEUNS, Tourist from New Zealand "I love the culture here. I love the people. They are so friendly. I love their passion for their culture. The children grow up with the culture. They don't ever forget that they come from here. And it's on display everywhere

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Liang Wenxiong, 9, posing for a photo on July 5, 2023 (L) and Liang learning performing Lusheng, a traditional reed-pipe wind instrument, from his grandfather on July 6, 2023 (R) in Dangjiu Village, Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Wei Wenhui, 10, posing for a photo (L) and Wei learning embroidery of the Miao ethnic group from her mother (R) in Yaogao Village, Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 6, 2023. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Shi Jinjing, 10, posing for a photo (L) and Shi learning playing flute of the Dong ethnic group during a training course (R) in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 13, 2023. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Liang Zhizhen, 10, posing for a photo (L) and Liang learning beating "Liang Bu", a kind of traditional hand-made cloth of the Miao ethnic group from her mother (R) in Dangjiu Village, Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on July 5, 2023. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Yang Lina, 8, posing for a photo (L) and Yang learning farming-themed painting of the Dong ethnic group during a training course (R) in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 13, 2023. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Wei Xuefei, 11, posing for a photo (L) and Wei learning making oleic tea from her mother (R) in Yaogao Village, Gandong Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 6, 2023. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Wei Huiman, 11, posing for a photo on July 8, 2023 (L); Wei helping decorating a folk custom performance site on July 10, 2023 (R, top) and Wei learning folk dance of the Zhuang ethnic group on July 23, 2023 (R, middle and bottom) in Renliang Village of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Wu Liangyou, 8, posing for a photo on July 6, 2023 (L); Wu waiting to wear traditional attire before a folk custom activity on July 6, 2023 (R, top); Wu learning folk song of the Miao ethnic group on July 5, 2023 (R, middle); and Wu playing basketball with his brother on July 15, 2023 (R, bottom) in Dangjiu Village of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-SUMMER VACATION-INTANGIBLE CULTURE HERITAGE (CN)

(230724) -- NANNING, July 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows primary school student Pan Wenxiang, 9, posing for a photo (L) and Pan learning singing songs of the Dong ethnic group during a training course (R) in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 13, 2023. Guangxi takes advantage of its rich traditional cultural resources of ethnic minorities to enrich primary school students' cultural life during the summer vacation. Students learned about intangible cultural heritages such as Lusheng, folk songs, batik and embroidery by participating in various folk custom experience and training activities that are held to enhance attendees' awareness of the protection and inheritance of the intangible cultural heritages. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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China Danzhai Intangible Heritage Week

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JULY 22, 2023 - An intangible cultural heritage inheritor introduces batik making techniques to two children in Qiangdongnan, Guizhou province, China, July 22, 2023.

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#CHINA-GUIZHOU-DANZHAI-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230721) -- DANZHAI, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists look at batik exhibits at a Miao batik intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 21, 2023. (Photo by Yang Shengxian/Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-BATIK CRAFTSWOMAN(CN)

(230625) -- GUIYANG, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Chenglan works at her studio in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Batik craftswoman rekindles village in SW China" (Xinhua/Li Jingya)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-BATIK CRAFTSWOMAN(CN)

(230625) -- GUIYANG, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yang Chenglan works at her studio in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Batik craftswoman rekindles village in SW China" (Xinhua/Li Jingya)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-BATIK CRAFTSWOMAN(CN)

(230625) -- GUIYANG, June 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 11, 2023 shows the homestay of Yang Chenglan at her studio in Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. TO GO WITH "Batik craftswoman rekindles village in SW China" (Xinhua/Li Jingya)

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Japanese Empress Masako in Indonesia

Japanese Empress Masako (L) puts on traditional batik fabric at the Bogor Palace in Bogor, south of Jakarta, on June 19, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Empress Masako in Indonesia

Japanese Empress Masako (R) puts on traditional batik fabric at the Bogor Palace in Bogor, south of Jakarta, on June 19, 2023, accompanied by Indonesian first lady Iriana Joko Widodo. (Pool photo)

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CHINA-RURAL VITALIZATION-WOMEN'S CONTRIBUTION (CN)

(230309) -- TAIYUAN, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Yiping (C) and other members of a batik cooperative check a batik skirt at Paimo Village of Yangwu Township in Danzhai County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Oct. 16, 2019. TO GO WITH "China Focus: 'She-power' contributes to China's rural vitalization" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-DANZHAI-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-WORKSHOPS (CN)

(221118) -- DANZHAI, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes a silver ware at a workshop in Kala Village in Longquan Township of Danzhai County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Danzhai County set up workshops for the designing and making of creative cultural products, promoting the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage techniques such as batik, silver jewelry making and bamboo birdcage weaving, while providing job opportunities for local handicraftsmen to increase their income. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-DANZHAI-INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE-WORKSHOPS (CN)

(221118) -- DANZHAI, Nov. 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman (L) demonstrates as an apprentice looks on at a silver jewelry workshop in Kala Village in Longquan Township of Danzhai County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Danzhai County set up workshops for the designing and making of creative cultural products, promoting the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage techniques such as batik, silver jewelry making and bamboo birdcage weaving, while providing job opportunities for local handicraftsmen to increase their income. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)