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Tie-Dye Technique Of Bai Ethnic Group - Chin

Duan Yinmei (L), an inheritor of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, and handicraftsman Duan Lilan dry tie-dye fabrics in a dyehouse in Zhoucheng Village of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 21, 2025. Known as the hometown of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, Zhoucheng Village hosts over 200 households engaging in tie-dye businesses, with the number of employees exceeding 4,000. As a traditional folk technique of the Bai ethnic group, tie-dye boasts a history spanning over a thousand years and was included in the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. Tying and dyeing are the core steps in the process of making indigo tie-dye products. Artisans use needles and threads to create various patterns on the fabric, which are then dyed with plant-based dyes, resulting in blue backgrounds adorned with vivid white patterns. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tie-Dye Technique Of Bai Ethnic Group - Chin

Duan Yinmei (L), an inheritor of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, and handicraftsman Duan Lilan untie knots on fabrics in a dyehouse in Zhoucheng Village of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 21, 2025. Known as the hometown of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, Zhoucheng Village hosts over 200 households engaging in tie-dye businesses, with the number of employees exceeding 4,000. As a traditional folk technique of the Bai ethnic group, tie-dye boasts a history spanning over a thousand years and was included in the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. Tying and dyeing are the core steps in the process of making indigo tie-dye products. Artisans use needles and threads to create various patterns on the fabric, which are then dyed with plant-based dyes, resulting in blue backgrounds adorned with vivid white patterns. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tie-Dye Technique Of Bai Ethnic Group - Chin

Duan Yinmei (L), an inheritor of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, and handicraftsman Duan Lilan untie knots on fabrics in a dyehouse in Zhoucheng Village of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 21, 2025. Known as the hometown of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, Zhoucheng Village hosts over 200 households engaging in tie-dye businesses, with the number of employees exceeding 4,000. As a traditional folk technique of the Bai ethnic group, tie-dye boasts a history spanning over a thousand years and was included in the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. Tying and dyeing are the core steps in the process of making indigo tie-dye products. Artisans use needles and threads to create various patterns on the fabric, which are then dyed with plant-based dyes, resulting in blue backgrounds adorned with vivid white patterns. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tie-Dye Technique Of Bai Ethnic Group - Chin

Duan Yinmei (R), an inheritor of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, and handicraftsman Duan Lilan create knots on fabrics in a dyehouse in Zhoucheng Village of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 21, 2025. Known as the hometown of the tie-dye technique of Bai ethnic group, Zhoucheng Village hosts over 200 households engaging in tie-dye businesses, with the number of employees exceeding 4,000. As a traditional folk technique of the Bai ethnic group, tie-dye boasts a history spanning over a thousand years and was included in the first batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006. Tying and dyeing are the core steps in the process of making indigo tie-dye products. Artisans use needles and threads to create various patterns on the fabric, which are then dyed with plant-based dyes, resulting in blue backgrounds adorned with vivid white patterns. Photo by Hu Chao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Handicraftsman Wang Meijiang views the artwork he designed in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 12, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A handicraftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A handicraftsman makes hat at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A handicraftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-ANCIENT CITY VIEWS (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A handicraftsman makes ironware at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 4, 2023. The ancient city of Kashgar, located in southwestern Xinjiang, is the largest complex of raw earth buildings still in use in the world. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in June 21, 2023 shows a broom handicraft made by Rong Fengming in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming makes broom handicrafts in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/Xu

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming sorts materials for making broom handicrafts in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and mor

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Rong Fengming and the broom handicrafts he has made in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming makes a broom handicraft in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/Xu

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming checks a broom handicraft in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/X

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming pushes a stone roll to press materials for making broom handicrafts in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming makes a broom handicraft in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/Xu

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming makes a broom handicraft at home in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (X

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming makes a broom handicraft in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/Xu

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming hangs a broom handicraft outside the door of his house in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by mo

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming makes a broom handicraft at home in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (X

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming checks a broom handicraft in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/X

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming makes a broom handicraft in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/Xu

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming checks a broom handicraft in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people. (Xinhua/X

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CHINA-JILIN-SIPING-BROOM MAKING-HANDICRAFTSMAN (CN)

(230622) -- CHANGCHUN, June 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rong Fengming sorts broom handicrafts for orders in Yushutai Town of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, June 21, 2023. Rong Fengming, 63, is a local broom making handicraftsman living in Yushutai Town of Siping City in northeast China's Jilin. Till now, the making skills of traditional broom have been passed down in Rong's family for six generations. The broom handicrafts Rong has made range from over 4-meter-long large brooms to tiny brooms used as decorations. As a cleaning tool created by ancient Chinese with a long history, the broom has carried the meaning of cleaning the dust and ushering in the new as time passes. During the Dragon Boat Festival, broom handicrafts are usually hung outside the door, signifying the dust has been cleared away from the house. On the basis of inheriting the traditional making skills, Rong has designed different broom handicrafts with implied meaning of good fortune, which are favored by more and more people.

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CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-ITALIAN EXHIBITORS (CN)

(230414) -- HAIKOU, April 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian handicraftsman makes a cameo at the pavilion of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce at the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, on April 11, 2023. TO GO WITH "Economic Watch: Italian exhibitors to further explore Chinese market" (Xinhua/Zhou Huimin)