Coconut carvings shape villagers' prosperous lives

STORY: Coconut carvings shape villagers' prosperous lives DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan 2 various of the coconut carvings 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HUANG CITAO, local villager STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan "This is a tea caddy made of coconut shells. This is a wireless charger. This is an incense burner. This is a constellation. This is a souvenir badge for the 20th anniversary of Boao Forum for Asia. This carving is an old man returning after picking coconuts." 53-year-old Zhang Bidi has been engaged in coconut carving for more than 30 years. Coconut carving is a traditional carvi