China's bronze art master injects new vitality into ancient craft

STORY: China's bronze art master injects new vitality into ancient craft DATELINE: March 18, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zhu Bingren 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU BINGREN, Bronze art master STORYLINE: Zhu Bingren is a renowned bronze art master in China. His innovative ideas have helped bring new vitality to the ancient craft. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU BINGREN, Bronze art master "I'm Zhu Bingren, an inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage of bronze art. Our family started to make bronze sculptures since my great-grandfather's generation. I'm a fourth-generation sculptor. China's bronze civilization could date back 5,000 years. Bronzeware was of significant importance in Chinese history with its unique charm. It's suave yet with gravitas. In creating various pieces of bronzeware, artists were with great care. To pass on the intangible cultural heritage, we need to learn and try constantly as a way to carry on the memories of generati

Moore meets Japanese children

Moore meets Japanese children

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Roger Moore, known to the world as the man who played the suave English spy James Bond in films in the 1970s and 1980s, meets and talks with elementary school children in Tokyo on April 16, as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Moore is visiting Japan to help promote awareness among the Japanese public of an international conference on the sexual exploitation of children to be held in Yokohama in December.

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Moore meets Japanese children

Moore meets Japanese children

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Roger Moore, known to the world as the man who played the suave English spy James Bond in films in the 1970s and 1980s, meets and talks with elementary school children in Tokyo on April 16, as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Moore is visiting Japan to help promote awareness among the Japanese public of an international conference on the sexual exploitation of children to be held in Yokohama in December.