(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yuan Jinwei of China competes during the Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medallist Mi Jiujiang (C) of China, Silver Medallist Yuan Jinwei (L) of China and Bronze Medallist Sawada Toki of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Silver Medallist Yuan Jinwei of China attends the awarding ceremony for Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mi Jiujiang (front) and Yuan Jinwei of China compete during the Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

NW China's Gansu opens freight train service to Kazakhstan

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College graduates in NW China breathe new life into traditional culture promotion

STORY: College graduates in NW China breathe new life into traditional culture promotion DATELINE: July 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the clay sculpturesvarious of Hu Jinwei workingSOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU JINWEI, Inheritor of Fengxiang clay sculpture techniques STORYLINE: Many college graduates working in northwest China's Shaanxi Province have employed new techniques to revive Chinese traditional handicrafts and helped pass on the country's intangible cultural heritage. Fengxiang clay sculptures are fashioned from the unique earth found in Liuying Village, Fengxiang County. The craft was included in a national protection project for intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Hu Jinwei, 28, is one of the inheritors of the techniques. Majoring in product designing, he has been devoted to promoting the Fengxiang clay sculpture. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): HU JINWEI, Inheritor of Fengxiang clay sculpture techniques "After graduation, I re