Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

STORY: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities DATELINE: Feb. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mountainous area 2. various of people singing and dancing 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI NALUO, Laodabao villager 4. various of the ethnic minorities 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GUO YULAN, Banli villager 6. various of tea farmers working 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU JIASHOU, Zhengwan villager STORYLINE: Nestled in a mountainous area, Laodabao, in Pu'er region of China's southwestern province of Yunnan, is home to hundreds of villagers from the Lahu ethnic group. A decade ago, around 80 percent of its population lived below the country's poverty line. Li Naluo, 39, was one of a few villagers who got the chance to see the outside world as she learned to play guitar as a child and followed her father to go out of the village to perform. In 2013, she established a performing arts company, engaging mo

Xinhua Headlines: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

Xinhua Headlines: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

(230222) -- KUNMING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Li Shikai dances while playing Lusheng, a traditional reed-pipe instrument, in Laodabao Village of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ban Wei)

Xinhua Headlines: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

Xinhua Headlines: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

(230222) -- KUNMING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers perform in Laodabao Village of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ban Wei)

Xinhua Headlines: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

Xinhua Headlines: Interplay between traditional and modern enriches lives of China's ethnic minorities

(230222) -- KUNMING, Feb. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villager Li Shikai dances while playing Lusheng, a traditional reed-pipe instrument, in Laodabao Village of Lancang Lahu Autonomous County in Pu'er City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2023. (Xinhua/Ban Wei)