Fisherman paints opera masks on crab shells in N China

STORY: Fisherman paints opera masks on crab shells in N China DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: HUANGHUA, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fisherman painting opera masks on crab shells STORYLINE: Du Baohuai, a fisherman from Jijiapu Village in Huanghua City, north China's Hebei Province, began to develop an interest in drawing when he was a child. Now he creates paintings on discarded crab shells after going through the procedure of selecting, cleaning, and drying. Du's crab shell paintings are mainly about opera masks. He has created over 1,000 paintings. Du is known by locals as a "crab shell painting master." Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Huanghua, China. (XHTV)