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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A worker takes down freshly oxidized aluminum ferrules from a rack at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers arrange brush bristles at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers perform anodizing treatment on aluminum ferrules at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 17, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Li Jianan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

A staff member livestreams in the studio of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

Workers pack finished makeup brushes at a factory of a company in Luyi County, central China's Henan Province, June 18, 2025. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manufacturing Cosmetics in Henan - China

This photo taken on June 18, 2025 shows makeup brushes made by a manufacturing company in Luyi, central China's Henan Province. Luyi County of Henan Province is home to more than 300 makeup brush manufacturers and over 1,000 supporting businesses. The county has an annual output of 150 million sets of mid-to high-end makeup brushes, generating over 13 billion yuan about 1.8 billion U.S. dollars) in annual sales. Leveraging cross-border e-commerce platforms, these products are now sold in more than 20 countries and regions. As the industry continues to grow, makeup brush companies in the county are steadily expanding up and down the supply chain. Many have moved beyond simple assembly into in-house production of bristles, metal ferrules, brush handles, makeup sponges, and packaging bags, forming a relatively complete industrial chain. Photo by Zhang Xiaoyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Residents of the Campanillas district remove water and mud with brushes. On March 18, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Firefighters, Local Police and Civil Protection are proceeding to the evacuation of several people in the neighborhoods of Santa Agueda and Santa Amalia, in the district of Campanillas, in Malaga city, which have been isolated by the flooding of the Guadalhorce river. . Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Residents of the Campanillas district remove water and mud with brushes. On March 18, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Firefighters, Local Police and Civil Protection are proceeding to the evacuation of several people in the neighborhoods of Santa Agueda and Santa Amalia, in the district of Campanillas, in Malaga city, which have been isolated by the flooding of the Guadalhorce river. . Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flooding in Spain

Residents of the Campanillas district remove water and mud with brushes. On March 18, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). Firefighters, Local Police and Civil Protection are proceeding to the evacuation of several people in the neighborhoods of Santa Agueda and Santa Amalia, in the district of Campanillas, in Malaga city, which have been isolated by the flooding of the Guadalhorce river. . Photo by Álex Zea / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hutsulyk Hutsul Pony Centre in Kosiv

KOSIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 2, 2024 - A worker brushes a Hutsul pony, also known as a Hucul pony or Carpathian pony, at the Hutsulyk Hutsul Pony Centre at the Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park, Kosiv, Ivano-Frankivsk region, western Ukraine.

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2024 European Curling Championships - finals

Hammy McMillan (R) of Scotland brushes the ice surface after Grant Hardie curled the stone during men's gold medal game of the 2024 European Curling Championships between Scotland and Germany in Lohja, Finland, on November 23, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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2024 European Curling Championships - finals

Bobby Lammie (R) of Scotland brushes the ice surface after Grant Hardie curled the stone during men's gold medal game of the 2024 European Curling Championships between Scotland and Germany in Lohja, Finland, on November 23, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Israeli Strikes Pound Lebanon

A brushes the dust from his first floor apartment opposite an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in the Basta area of Beirut, Lebanon. Photo by Oliver Marsden/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Several people remove mud with brushes in Alfafar, on November 9, 2024, in Alfafar, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The search for possible victims of the DANA in the province of Valencia continues today with the deployment of search teams in the deepest areas of the Albufera, while work also continues in the area of the Magro River, the Rambla de Poio, the mouth of the Turia River and the sea. According to the first Emergencies report on the impact of the DANA, about 2,450 firefighters from more than 40 agencies are operating in the areas affected by the floods, in addition to 8,000 military personnel, including 52 divers. In addition, 25,000 hectares in Valencia have been affected by the cold drop. As for the number of victims, only in the province of Valencia, 215 people have been confirmed dead due to the SWD and at least 78 people are still missing. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

Several people remove mud with brushes in a sewer in Alfafar, on November 9, 2024, in Alfafar, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The search for possible victims of the DANA in the province of Valencia continues today with the deployment of search teams in the deepest areas of the Albufera, while work also continues in the area of the Magro River, the Rambla de Poio, the mouth of the Turia River and the sea. According to the first Emergencies report on the impact of the DANA, about 2,450 firefighters from more than 40 agencies are operating in the areas affected by the floods, in addition to 8,000 military personnel, including 52 divers. In addition, 25,000 hectares in Valencia have been affected by the cold drop. As for the number of victims, only in the province of Valencia, 215 people have been confirmed dead due to the SWD and at least 78 people are still missing. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Madrina Fondation Prepares A Second Convoy With Humanitarian Aid For Valencia

Sweeping brushes and dustpans for the second convoy with humanitarian aid heading to Valencia, prepared by Fundación Madrina, on November 8, 2024, in Madrid, Spain. Fundación Madrina is mobilizing again with this convoy to provide humanitarian support in the epicenter of the emergency in Valencia. The truck includes food, clothes, hygiene products, blankets, as well as a team of psychologists, focused on the mental health of the people affected by the tragedy. Every day the entity sends humanitarian material and volunteers to ground zero Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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At Least 89 People Remain Missing After Floods - Eastern Spain

Neighbors remove water and mud with brushes on November 6, 2024, in Pedralba, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Pedralba is a municipality in Valencia in the Serranos region of just over 3,000 inhabitants whose streets are still waterlogged with mud. The Military Emergency Unit (UME), together with volunteers empty houses and check their structures for damage that may affect the safety of neighbors, as well as accumulate water and mud to clear the streets. The municipality has had to lament the death of three inhabitants as a consequence of the DANA. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-"ART MASTERS"-PAINTNG COMPETITION

(240717) -- VANCOUVER, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Artists work on their paintings on vases during the "Art Masters" painting competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 17, 2024. The "Art Masters" is a painting competition with professional artists completing their works within one hour by using various supplies other than brushes. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-"ART MASTERS"-PAINTNG COMPETITION

(240717) -- VANCOUVER, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An artist works on her painting on a vase during the "Art Masters" painting competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 17, 2024. The "Art Masters" is a painting competition with professional artists completing their works within one hour by using various supplies other than brushes. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-"ART MASTERS"-PAINTNG COMPETITION

(240717) -- VANCOUVER, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Artists work on their paintings on vases during the "Art Masters" painting competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 17, 2024. The "Art Masters" is a painting competition with professional artists completing their works within one hour by using various supplies other than brushes. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-"ART MASTERS"-PAINTNG COMPETITION

(240717) -- VANCOUVER, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Artists work on their paintings on vases during the "Art Masters" painting competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 17, 2024. The "Art Masters" is a painting competition with professional artists completing their works within one hour by using various supplies other than brushes. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-"ART MASTERS"-PAINTNG COMPETITION

(240717) -- VANCOUVER, July 17, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An artist works on her painting on a vase during the "Art Masters" painting competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 17, 2024. The "Art Masters" is a painting competition with professional artists completing their works within one hour by using various supplies other than brushes. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CANADA-TORONTO-RIBFEST

(240630) -- TORONTO, June 30, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A chef brushes ribs with barbecue sauce during the Toronto Ribfest in Toronto, Canada, June 29, 2024. The event is held here from June 28 to July 1. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people practice dancing during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 26, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Xinlei (front) practices dancing during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 23, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a brande

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A teacher instucts a student in playing flag football during a night class at a club in north China's Tianjin, April 25, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people attend an archery night class at a club in north China's Tianjin, April 25, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event of youth night school org

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Xinlei (C) attends a painting class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 26, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event of youth n

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people play flag football during a night class at a club in north China's Tianjin, April 25, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event of youth night

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ju Lei (1st L) instructs students in practicing Baduanjin during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 26, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the

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(ChineseToday)New lifestyle gains popularity among young Chinese

(240505) -- TIANJIN, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Young people practice dancing during a night class at the Tianjin Youth Palace in north China's Tianjin, April 23, 2024. As night falls, the classrooms of the Tianjin Youth Palace are brightly lit. A group of young people dressed in sportswear are practicing Baduanjin, an ancient Chinese qigong exercise combining movement. Next door, the melodious tunes of ethnic dances can be heard. In the painting classroom, everyone is holding brushes and listening to the teacher's guidance in front of their canvases. Night school, as an educational form, is "breaking" into the view of young people in a brand-new way. For Lyu Xinlei, the youth night school has become an important destination for her after work. "In the past, I would mostly dine out or go shopping with friends after work. Participating in the youth night school not only helps me relax and enrich my life, but also gives me an opportunity to make new friends," Lyu said. At the end of 2023, a branded event

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Discover rural China through art

STORY: Discover rural China through art SHOOTING TIME: March 10, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: HEFEI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SEBASTIAN THOMMEN, Irish artist 3. various of painting 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DIEGO EGUINLIAN, Argentine artist 5. various of painting 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANASTASIA PETRYAEVA, Russian artist 7. various of painting 8. various of traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun STORYLINE: A dozen artists from countries including Ireland, Argentina, and Russia have gathered in rural Anhui Province in east China for art. The artists came to two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun for a watercolor painting festival, discovering rural China through their eyes and by painting brushes. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SEBASTIAN THOMMEN, Irish artist "I feel very relaxed. Everyone here is so nice and so hospitable and so generous. And it's a real sense of home here. The natural

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Winter Storm Bears Down On Saskatchewan - Canada

A person brushes snow off the windshield of a vehicle in Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. Environment Canada has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Saskatoon as an Alberta clipper tracks across the Prairies.Photo by Heywood Yu/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the image of a dragon projected on clouds in Davos, Switzerland. This was the projection work by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Photo by Mike Kessler/Xinhua)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the image of a dragon projected on clouds in Davos, Switzerland. This was the projection work by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Photo by Mike Kessler/Xinhua)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 2, 2024 shows the image of a dragon projected on cliffs in Davos, Switzerland. This was the projection work by Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Photo by Mike Kessler/Xinhua)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter speaks during an interview with Xinhua at his studio in Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 7, 2024. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Xinhua/Chen Binjie)

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SWITZERLAND-ZURICH-DRAGON-LIGHT ART-SPRING FESTIVAL

(240211) -- ZURICH, Feb. 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Swiss light artist Gerry Hofstetter works at his studio in Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 7, 2024. In the crisp stillness of a freezing night at the Swiss Alpine town of Davos, a lone figure stood on the snow-capped peaks, wielding not traditional brushes or pigments but beams of light that sliced through the darkness like blades. TO GO WITH "Feature: Swiss light artist conjures up dragon on mountains and clouds to celebrate Chinese New Year" (Xinhua/Chen Binjie)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji (R) checks the finished Xuan brushes with his father She Zhengjun in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xua

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks Xuan brushes outside the "Guardians of Crafts" workshop in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan b

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji (L) makes Xuan brushes under the instruction of his father She Zhengjun in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 21, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit t

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji checks the finished Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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CHINA-ANHUI-JINGXIAN-XUAN BRUSH-MAKING-INHERITOR (CN)

(231226) -- JINGXIAN, Dec. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- She Ji makes Xuan brushes in Jingxian County, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 20, 2023. Xuan brush is a highly acclaimed type of ink brush contributing to unique writing style. The technique of making the Xuan brush was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. In 2013, She Ji, a 26-year-old young man, quit his job in Shanghai and returned his home in Jingxian County of Anhui Province to learn the technique of making Xuan brush from his father She Zhengjun, a national-level inheritor of the technique. For over a decade, She Ji has helped his father to start a workshop named "Guardians of Crafts" and an online store to popularize the Xuan brush. Through his efforts, the design and making of Xuan brush was constantly innovated with new brush pen products brought to market. Speaking of the future, She Ji stressed the necessity for drawing customers of young generations to better inherit the Xuan brush. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231130) -- BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Gansu Jiandu Museum arranges self-made works of "Jiandu" in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Gansu Jiandu Museum arranges self-made works of "Jiandu" in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the Gansu Jiandu Museum in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-BAMBOO AND WOODEN SLIPS-MUSEUM (CN)

(231129) -- LANZHOU, Nov. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Xiao Congli (1st R), research director of the Gansu Jiandu Museum, talks with colleagues about digitalization of "Jiandu" in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Oct. 25, 2023. "Jiandu" are the bamboo and wooden slips on which ancient Chinese people wrote using ink and brushes before the invention of paper. The Gansu Jiandu Museum is China's only provincial-level museum focusing on bamboo and wooden slips. It has a collection of nearly 40,000 such slips dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221-207 B.C.) and Western Jin Dynasty (265-317), and it also houses more than 10,000 other artifacts, including paper, textiles, woodenware, lacquerware and ironware. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)