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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows a paper knife cutting themed on the Wuma Street of Wenzhou displayed at the Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 a

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows farmers picking tea leaves in Zhangmu Village of Wuma Town, Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. More than 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of tea gardens in Fengjie County have entered the spring harvest season. In recent years, local authorities have advanced the construction of tea-planting bases, enhanced technical supports and increased research into tea varieties. All these efforts have contributed to the high-quality development of local tea industries and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pick tea leaves in Zhangmu Village of Wuma Town, Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 12, 2024. More than 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of tea gardens in Fengjie County have entered the spring harvest season. In recent years, local authorities have advanced the construction of tea-planting bases, enhanced technical supports and increased research into tea varieties. All these efforts have contributed to the high-quality development of local tea industries and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers pick tea leaves in Zhangmu Village of Wuma Town, Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 12, 2024. More than 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of tea gardens in Fengjie County have entered the spring harvest season. In recent years, local authorities have advanced the construction of tea-planting bases, enhanced technical supports and increased research into tea varieties. All these efforts have contributed to the high-quality development of local tea industries and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks tea leaves in Zhangmu Village of Wuma Town, Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 12, 2024. More than 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of tea gardens in Fengjie County have entered the spring harvest season. In recent years, local authorities have advanced the construction of tea-planting bases, enhanced technical supports and increased research into tea varieties. All these efforts have contributed to the high-quality development of local tea industries and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks tea leaves in Zhangmu Village of Wuma Town, Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 12, 2024. More than 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of tea gardens in Fengjie County have entered the spring harvest season. In recent years, local authorities have advanced the construction of tea-planting bases, enhanced technical supports and increased research into tea varieties. All these efforts have contributed to the high-quality development of local tea industries and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows farmers picking tea leaves in Zhangmu Village of Wuma Town, Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. More than 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of tea gardens in Fengjie County have entered the spring harvest season. In recent years, local authorities have advanced the construction of tea-planting bases, enhanced technical supports and increased research into tea varieties. All these efforts have contributed to the high-quality development of local tea industries and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)

(240313) -- CHONGQING, March 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer picks tea leaves in Zhangmu Village of Wuma Town, Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 12, 2024. More than 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of tea gardens in Fengjie County have entered the spring harvest season. In recent years, local authorities have advanced the construction of tea-planting bases, enhanced technical supports and increased research into tea varieties. All these efforts have contributed to the high-quality development of local tea industries and rural revitalization. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

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#CHINA-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(220320) -- BOZHOU, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer works in an orchard in Wuma Town of Bozhou, east China's Anhui Province, on the date of Chunfen, which falls on March 20, 2022. Chunfen, or spring equinox, is an important date for Chinese farmers. Not only is it one of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar that reflect changes in the seasons, but it also signals the start of one of the year's busiest farming periods. This year, Chunfen falls on March 20, and farms across the country are already a hive of activity. (Photo by Liu Qinli/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING-FARMING (CN)

(220320) -- BOZHOU, March 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work in the field in Wuma Town of Bozhou, east China's Anhui Province, on the date of Chunfen, which falls on March 20, 2022. Chunfen, or spring equinox, is an important date for Chinese farmers. Not only is it one of the 24 solar terms on the Chinese lunar calendar that reflect changes in the seasons, but it also signals the start of one of the year's busiest farming periods. This year, Chunfen falls on March 20, and farms across the country are already a hive of activity. (Photo by Zhang Yanlin/Xinhua)