Ukrainian vlogger shares rural life in China's Putian

STORY: Ukrainian vlogger shares rural life in China's Putian SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 13, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: PUTIAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ukrainian woman Katya living in China's Putian 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KATYA, Ukrainian national 3. various of Ukrainian Katya celebrating Chinese New Year in Putian STORYLINE: A Ukrainian woman living in China's Putian enjoys recording her daily life with video, and shares them on social media. Katya met her Chinese husband in Ukraine's Uman. In 2022, they returned to her husband's hometown and settled down. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KATYA, Ukrainian national "Because I live in a rural area, I take the time to create videos capturing our daily lives. Some fans said they enjoyed watching our videos and encouraged us to post longer videos. They are curious about what it's like to live as a foreigner in rural China. And then we did a lot of videos, and they really enjoyed them. So did us. In Putian, the craft of carvi

CHINA-HENAN-ZHENPING-JADE CARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

CHINA-HENAN-ZHENPING-JADE CARVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(240127) -- ZHENPING, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Xiaoqiang (L) checks a piece of raw jade with his apprentice at his studio in Zhenping County of Nanyang City, central China's Henan Province, Jan. 23, 2024. The Zhenping jade carving is a traditional folk art originated from Zhenping County, with Dushan jade as its primary raw material. Through more than 10 procedures, ranging from material selection, designing to carving, the raw jade is ultimately transformed into exquisite artwork that strike a delicate harmony between the natural beauty of the raw jade and its given form. Liu Xiaoqiang, a 51-year-old jade carver, is a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Zhenping jade carving art, acknowledged in 2021. Many of his works are displayed at the exhibition room of his studio, including finely carved landscapes, lifelike flowers and birds, and witty figurines, each with a unique style. "All the beautiful things in the world have the potential to be transformed into Zhenping jade carvi

Coconut carvings shape villagers' prosperous lives

STORY: Coconut carvings shape villagers' prosperous lives DATELINE: June 11, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: SANYA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan 2 various of the coconut carvings 3 SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan 4 SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan 5 SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): HUANG CITAO, local villager STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG BIDI, Design director of a local coconut carving company in Hainan "This is a tea caddy made of coconut shells. This is a wireless charger. This is an incense burner. This is a constellation. This is a souvenir badge for the 20th anniversary of Boao Forum for Asia. This carving is an old man returning after picking coconuts." 53-year-old Zhang Bidi has been engaged in coconut carving for more than 30 years. Coconut carving is a traditional carvi