(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CARVED LACQUER-INHERITOR-STUDIO (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CARVED LACQUER-INHERITOR-STUDIO (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A piece of carved lacquer artwork on drying is displayed at Zhu Jiang's studio in Gu'an, north China's Hebei Province, May 30, 2024. Carved lacquer, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), greeted its peak time in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing and Yangzhou have become the two centers for the craft of carved lacquer, which was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Carved lacquer differs in its colors, namely red, black or multiple colors. Its making procedures include designing, body shaping, lacquer making, coating, drawing, carving and grinding. The craftsman needs to smoothly use various kinds of knives to carve patterns on the ware, and even a little miss can destroy the whole artwork. The craft can only be grasped through three to five years of practice. Therefore, it is also called "the art of time." Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, an inh

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CARVED LACQUER-INHERITOR-STUDIO (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-CARVED LACQUER-INHERITOR-STUDIO (CN)

(240607) -- BEIJING, June 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Semi-finished carved lacquer artworks are seen on drying at Zhu Jiang's studio in Gu'an, north China's Hebei Province, May 30, 2024. Carved lacquer, dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), greeted its peak time in Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing and Yangzhou have become the two centers for the craft of carved lacquer, which was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Carved lacquer differs in its colors, namely red, black or multiple colors. Its making procedures include designing, body shaping, lacquer making, coating, drawing, carving and grinding. The craftsman needs to smoothly use various kinds of knives to carve patterns on the ware, and even a little miss can destroy the whole artwork. The craft can only be grasped through three to five years of practice. Therefore, it is also called "the art of time." Born in 1976, Zhu Jiang, an inh

3 Laotians arrested over false registration of baby girl's birth

3 Laotians arrested over false registration of baby girl's birth

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Douangbouppha Thong Inh (in photo), a Laotian, his wife and a female compatriot living with the couple in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, were arrested on May 12 on suspicion of falsely registering the birth of a baby girl in 2007. The baby was born to the woman living with the couple, but the couple registered the baby as their own in a bid to prevent the husband, who had overstayed his visa, from being deported.

3 Laotians arrested over false registration of baby girl's birth

3 Laotians arrested over false registration of baby girl's birth

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Douangbouppha Thong Inh (in photo), a Laotian, his wife and a female compatriot living with the couple in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, were arrested on May 12 on suspicion of falsely registering the birth of a baby girl in 2007. The baby was born to the woman living with the couple, but the couple registered the baby as their own in a bid to prevent the husband, who had overstayed his visa, from being deported. (Kyodo)