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A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

A Fire at A Wood Processing Plant in Yuncheng

YUNCHENG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 - Fire crews work to put out a fire at a wood processing plant in Duzhuang village, Wan 'an Town, Xinjiang County, Yuncheng City, North China's Shanxi Province, on the evening of Sept 14, 2024.

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

(240806) -- LONGLIN, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows a view of Ganlan buildings in Pingliu Village of Longlin County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Pingliu Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Zhuang ethnic-minority hamlet that borders neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Among the well preserved traditions and costumes of the local Zhuang ethnic minority group, the local housing facility, Ganlan building, a stilt wood-structured residential architecture, is most distinctive. Supported by wooden columns, the buildings are usually built in three stories with slope roofs. The ground floor is mainly served as livestock sheds, while the second floor and above are for family living and grain storage respectively. High above the ground, the Ganlan buildings help prevent humidity, increase ventilation and bring lights in people's living space. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhou Hua)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

(240806) -- LONGLIN, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A villager washes hands in front of his wooden Ganlan building in Pingliu Village of Longlin County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 31, 2024. Pingliu Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Zhuang ethnic-minority hamlet that borders neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Among the well preserved traditions and costumes of the local Zhuang ethnic minority group, the local housing facility, Ganlan building, a stilt wood-structured residential architecture, is most distinctive. Supported by wooden columns, the buildings are usually built in three stories with slope roofs. The ground floor is mainly served as livestock sheds, while the second floor and above are for family living and grain storage respectively. High above the ground, the Ganlan buildings help prevent humidity, increase ventilation and bring lights in people's living space. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhou Hua)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

(240806) -- LONGLIN, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A villager shows rice stored on the top floor of his wooden Ganlan building in Pingliu Village of Longlin County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 31, 2024. Pingliu Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Zhuang ethnic-minority hamlet that borders neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Among the well preserved traditions and costumes of the local Zhuang ethnic minority group, the local housing facility, Ganlan building, a stilt wood-structured residential architecture, is most distinctive. Supported by wooden columns, the buildings are usually built in three stories with slope roofs. The ground floor is mainly served as livestock sheds, while the second floor and above are for family living and grain storage respectively. High above the ground, the Ganlan buildings help prevent humidity, increase ventilation and bring lights in people's living space. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhou Hua)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-LONGLIN-PINGLIU VILLAGE-GANLAN BUILDINGS (CN)

(240806) -- LONGLIN, Aug. 6, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 31, 2024 shows two kids playing on a Ganlan building in Pingliu Village of Longlin County in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Pingliu Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Zhuang ethnic-minority hamlet that borders neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. Among the well preserved traditions and costumes of the local Zhuang ethnic minority group, the local housing facility, Ganlan building, a stilt wood-structured residential architecture, is most distinctive. Supported by wooden columns, the buildings are usually built in three stories with slope roofs. The ground floor is mainly served as livestock sheds, while the second floor and above are for family living and grain storage respectively. High above the ground, the Ganlan buildings help prevent humidity, increase ventilation and bring lights in people's living space. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhou Hua)

Damaged Village in Liuzhou

Damaged Village in Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 1, 2024 - A machine cleans bamboo and wood in a river at Banlan community in Banlan town, Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, July 1, 2024.

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-JIANGXI-GUQIN MAKER (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-JIANGXI-GUQIN MAKER (CN)

(240313) -- NANCHANG, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Feng Yihua selects wood materials to make a Guqin at his Guqin studio in Yihuang County, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 7, 2024. The Guqin, a plucked seven-string traditional Chinese instrument, boasts a history of over 3,000 years. Feng Yihua, a 38-year-old Guqin maker, hails from Yihuang County in east China's Jiangxi Province. Influenced by his family, Feng began studying the Guqin at age 18. He later moved to Shanghai to be an apprentice under a master in the craft of Guqin-making. "Creating a Guqin by hand requires raw lacquer, which initially caused skin allergies. I even cut my thumb while carving the holes," Feng recalled his apprenticeship. Through years of perseverance, Feng has honed his skills in both playing and crafting the Guqin. In 2014, he returned to his hometown to establish a Guqin studio, dedicating himself to this sophisticated profession. The process of hand-making a Guqin spans at least three years, involving around 100 pro

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CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a piece of ebony unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by anci

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows an elephant tooth unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by anc

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a piece of vertebra and pieces of ebony unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a bone tool bearing a carved "X" mark, unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows pieces of ebony unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing le

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a view of the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by ancient human

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, shows an elephant tooth unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 5, 2023. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a view of the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by ancient human behavior w

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows pieces of snake bones unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left by

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-ZIYANG-MENGXIHE SITE-ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY (CN)

(240130) -- ZIYANG, Jan. 30, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 5, 2023 shows a piece of turtle shell unearthed at the Mengxihe Site in Lezhi County of Ziyang, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Mengxihe Site was announced as one of the six most important archaeological findings of 2023 in China on Tuesday, according to the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The Mengxihe Site, dating back 50,000 to 70,000 years, has preserved a number of organic matter remains including animal fossils, ebony and plant seeds. A flood in the summer of 2019 unearthed ebony and animal fossils that had been buried underground for tens of thousands of years, as well as some stone tools used by ancient humans, said Zheng Zhexuan, an archaeologist at the institute. In 2023, more than 105,000 stone tools, wood tools, bone tools and animal fossils, as well as more than 60,000 relics such as plant seeds, fruits and spores were unearthed. Traces of fire, cutting, carving and polishing left

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CHINA-CHONGQING-FRENCH LACQUER ARTIST (CN)

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-YUNNAN-JIANCHUAN-WOODCARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Chungla (L) and his assistant pick a piece of wood for making Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (X

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#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

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#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang does exercises at his studio in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang works at his studio in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang works at his studio in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang enters his studio on wheelchair in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang (C) introduces carving skills to his apprentices in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Photo by Yan Jie/Xinhua)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang checks wood materials he received in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang works at his studio in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

#CHINA-HUNAN-DONG'AN COUNTY-CARVER ON WHEELS (CN)

(220716) -- DONG'AN, July 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tang Guoqiang (1st L) introduces carvings skills to his apprentices in Bazimen Village, Dong'an County of central China's Hunan Province, July 15, 2022. Tang Guoqiang, 39, became paralyzed on legs when he was ten years old due to acute myelitis. He then began to learn seal carving as a teenager. Later in 2010, his carving works were recognized by judges during a vocational skills competition for the disabled in Hunan Province. Nowadays, Tang has set up his own carving company. He also teaches wood carving skills to over 200 people who are disabled or have low income, to help them earn their living. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)

CHINA-JIANGXI-CHONGYI-BAMBOO PRODUCTS (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-CHONGYI-BAMBOO PRODUCTS (CN)

(220530) -- NANCHANG, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker works in the workshop of Guiyuan Bamboo & Wood Factory in Chongyi County of Ganzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 17, 2022. Chongyi, boasting over 48,900 hectares of bamboo forests in the city of Ganzhou, is a major bamboo growing area in China, yielding more than 10 million bamboos for commercial use each year. TO GO WITH "Across China: Tiny bamboo toothpick prying up big market overseas" (Xinhua)

CHINA-JIANGXI-CHONGYI-BAMBOO PRODUCTS (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-CHONGYI-BAMBOO PRODUCTS (CN)

(220530) -- NANCHANG, May 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A worker works in the workshop of Guiyuan Bamboo & Wood Factory in Chongyi County of Ganzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 17, 2022. Chongyi, boasting over 48,900 hectares of bamboo forests in the city of Ganzhou, is a major bamboo growing area in China, yielding more than 10 million bamboos for commercial use each year. TO GO WITH "Across China: Tiny bamboo toothpick prying up big market overseas" (Xinhua)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-NYEMO COUNTY-INTANGIBLE HERITAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-LHASA-NYEMO COUNTY-INTANGIBLE HERITAGE (CN)

(220114) -- LHASA, Jan. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Karma Chodrak, an intangible heritage inheritor of the Pusum hand-engraving, works on a piece of wood in his workshop at Nyemo County, Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Sept. 18, 2021. As a culture-rich county, Nyemo is known for its three intangible heritages handicrafts: Tibetan incense-making, Tibetan paper-making and Pusum hand-engraving. The revival of these centuries-old handicrafts is helping local villagers enjoy a better life with a fatter wallet. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

Stone Enterprise

Stone Enterprise

Workers move wood grain stones in Anlong county, southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 21, 2021.

Stone Enterprise

Stone Enterprise

A worker processes wood grain stones in Anlong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan 21, 2021.

Stone Enterprise

Stone Enterprise

A worker processes wood grain stones in Anlong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan 21, 2021.

Stone Enterprise

Stone Enterprise

A worker moves wood grain stones in Anlong county, southwest China's Guizhou province, Jan 21, 2021.