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Salvadoran artisan turns trash into car replicas

STORY: Salvadoran artisan turns trash into car replicas DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: San Salvador CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLOS AGUILAR, Salvadoran artisan 2. various of Carlos Aguilar making models STORYLINE: The creativity of the Salvadoran artisan Carlos Aguilar is being talked about as he makes almost exact replicas of buses, vans, trailers and even stadiums, ingenious pieces that help him survive during the pandemic. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): CARLOS AGUILAR, Salvadoran artisan "This is what social media is for, on a worldwide scale this is what comes out. So there were people that said to me, 'how much (are these models) worth, and from what do you make them out of?' So then I made an agreement with these people, and now I could live off what was happening in the world, the pandemic." What is requested the most are his buses, which are composed of pieces that are recycled. Carlos has continued to perfect his techniques, and his biggest wish is to be ab

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Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems

STORY: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): AMNA AL-AFIFI, Gaza-based agricultural engineer 3. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): MOHSEN AHMED, Gaza-based agricultural engineer 5. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar STORYLINE: About a year ago, Amna Afifi and Mohsen Ahmed, two agricultural engineers in the Gaza Strip, embarked on a research into the potential soil problems with the besieged Palestinian enclave when they learned that some of their farming relatives have suffered harvest failures. In face of the soil pollution that has changed the taste of vegetables and fruits and may cause cancer, the two engineers found by trial and error that vinegar "extracted from the residues of tree pruning" is a possible solution. SOUNDBI

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MIDEAST-GAZA-WOOD-VINEGAR-SOIL PROBLEMS

(220627) -- GAZA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian agricultural engineers Amna Afifi (front) and Mohsen Ahmed work on extracting wood vinegar product in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on June 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-WOOD-VINEGAR-SOIL PROBLEMS

(220627) -- GAZA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian agricultural engineers Amna Afifi (L) and Mohsen Ahmed work on extracting the wood vinegar product in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on June 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-WOOD-VINEGAR-SOIL PROBLEMS

(220627) -- GAZA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian agricultural engineer Amna Afifi works on extracting wood vinegar product in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on June 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-WOOD-VINEGAR-SOIL PROBLEMS

(220627) -- GAZA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian agricultural engineer Mohsen Ahmed works on extracting wood vinegar product in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on June 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-WOOD-VINEGAR-SOIL PROBLEMS

(220627) -- GAZA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian agricultural engineer Amna Afifi works on extracting wood vinegar product in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on June 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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MIDEAST-GAZA-WOOD-VINEGAR-SOIL PROBLEMS

(220627) -- GAZA, June 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian agricultural engineers Amna Afifi (R) and Mohsen Ahmed work on extracting wood vinegar product in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun on June 16, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PUTIAN-FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220611) -- PUTIAN, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yushu assembles furniture in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 10, 2022. Chen Yushu is the fourth-generation inheritor of the classical furniture craftsmanship in Fujian Province. The craftsmanship is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving art and furniture production skills. Classical craft furniture is of high value in terms of its artistic and cultural connotations. "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and I will try my best to show the culture to the world," said Chen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PUTIAN-FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220611) -- PUTIAN, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yushu (front) demonstrates furniture assembling skills in a furniture manufacturing workshop in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 10, 2022. Chen Yushu is the fourth-generation inheritor of the classical furniture craftsmanship in Fujian Province. The craftsmanship is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving art and furniture production skills. Classical craft furniture is of high value in terms of its artistic and cultural connotations. "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and I will try my best to show the culture to the world," said Chen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PUTIAN-FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220611) -- PUTIAN, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yushu picks furniture components in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 10, 2022. Chen Yushu is the fourth-generation inheritor of the classical furniture craftsmanship in Fujian Province. The craftsmanship is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving art and furniture production skills. Classical craft furniture is of high value in terms of its artistic and cultural connotations. "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and I will try my best to show the culture to the world," said Chen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PUTIAN-FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220611) -- PUTIAN, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yushu carves on the furniture in his studio in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 10, 2022. Chen Yushu is the fourth-generation inheritor of the classical furniture craftsmanship in Fujian Province. The craftsmanship is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving art and furniture production skills. Classical craft furniture is of high value in terms of its artistic and cultural connotations. "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and I will try my best to show the culture to the world," said Chen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PUTIAN-FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220611) -- PUTIAN, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yushu (1st L) explains the classical furniture craftsmanship to his team members in a furniture manufacturing workshop in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 10, 2022. Chen Yushu is the fourth-generation inheritor of the classical furniture craftsmanship in Fujian Province. The craftsmanship is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving art and furniture production skills. Classical craft furniture is of high value in terms of its artistic and cultural connotations. "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and I will try my best to show the culture to the world," said Chen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PUTIAN-FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220611) -- PUTIAN, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yushu (1st) has a talk about the classical furniture craftsmanship with provincial-level woodcarving inheritors in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 10, 2022. Chen Yushu is the fourth-generation inheritor of the classical furniture craftsmanship in Fujian Province. The craftsmanship is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving art and furniture production skills. Classical craft furniture is of high value in terms of its artistic and cultural connotations. "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and I will try my best to show the culture to the world," said Chen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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CHINA-FUJIAN-PUTIAN-FURNITURE CRAFTSMAN (CN)

(220611) -- PUTIAN, June 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yushu planes the wood smooth in Putian, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 10, 2022. Chen Yushu is the fourth-generation inheritor of the classical furniture craftsmanship in Fujian Province. The craftsmanship is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving art and furniture production skills. Classical craft furniture is of high value in terms of its artistic and cultural connotations. "It is a carrier of traditional Chinese culture and I will try my best to show the culture to the world," said Chen. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

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Xinjiang, My home: An inheritor of ethnic Kirgiz embroidery

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: An inheritor of ethnic Kirgiz embroidery DATELINE: June 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jumehan Ajahun's embroidery shop 2. SOUNDBITE (local language): JUMEHAN AJAHUN, Inheritor of Kirgiz embroidery STORYLINE: Jumehan Ajahun is an inheritor of the traditional ethnic Kirgiz embroidery. She runs an embroidery shop in Akqi County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. She wishes to promote the intangible heritage to the outside world. SOUNDBITE (local language): JUMEHAN AJAHUN, Inheritor of Kirgiz embroidery "My name is Jumehan Ajahun. I'm a resident of the Fourth Village Group of Wuqu Village, Akqi County. I run the Mengkeyali ethnic handmade embroidery shop in Akqi. My employees are all from nearby villages. They are ingenious. We work hard together. These are the wedding dresses for brides from the Kirgiz ethnic group. They are precious ethnic costumes. The patterns on this cloth are handmade with stitches.