Square-shaped tree in southwest China's Yunnan

STORY: Square-shaped tree in southwest China's Yunnan SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:11 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of square-shaped tree in southwest China's Yunnan STORYLINE: Check out this unique square-shaped tree in southwest China's Yunnan. It is Lithocarpus fohaiensis, a plant species belonging to the Fagaceae family and exclusive to China. Its distinctive form resembles an upside-down chopstick in the soil. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-NANYANG PYROGRAPHY-INHERITOR (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-NANYANG PYROGRAPHY-INHERITOR (CN)

(240421) -- NANYANG, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A lover of Nanyang pyrography makes an artwork of pyrography on a chopstick at a training class of Nanyang Pyrography Factory in Nanyang City, central China's Henan Province, March 14, 2024. Nanyang Pyrography, a traditional Chinese art originated from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD), has a history of over 2,000 years. The craft, using tools with high temperature to draw patterns on carbonizable materials, creates visual effects resembling traditional Chinese paintings. It was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2021. Li Zhe, 54, is a provincial-level inheritor of Nanyang Pyrography. Having being engaged in the profession for 30 plus years, Li first used iron needle grilled by oil lamp to form patterns on chopsticks and rulers, which made it a difficult task to finish a high-quality pyrography as the temperature of the iron needle was hard to control. With the electric soldering iron replacing the old one, the quality and efficie

Products of traditional Japanese dyehouse

Products of traditional Japanese dyehouse

TOKYO, Japan - A range of products using Futaba Inc.'s dyed fabrics are displayed in a shop adjacent to its workshop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 28, 2011. (Clockwise from L) The products are a clock, a mirror, a lampshade, chopstick holders, sandals and accessories.

Existenz (1999)

Existenz (1999)

Jennifer Jason Leigh Characters: Allegra Geller Film: Existenz (CAN/UK 1999) Director: David Cronenberg 16 February 1999 Date: 16 February 1999

A mother and her daughter having a meal

A mother and her daughter having a meal

The woman with an apron on the right, apparently a maid, is offering the other woman a second helping by extending a tray. A chopstick box is placed on the side of the low meal table, and an iron tea kettle is on the porcelain stove. A teapot and tea cup are also visible.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number94‐1‐0]

Women working in the kitchen

Women working in the kitchen

The woman on the left is facing the clay kitchen furnace, stoking a fire with a bamboo blower. The woman in the center is preparing a side dish by fanning a fire in a shichirin stove. The woman on the right is setting a low meal table. A chopstick box is visible on the table.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number79‐46‐0]

Products of traditional Japanese dyehouse

Products of traditional Japanese dyehouse

TOKYO, Japan - A range of products using Futaba Inc.'s dyed fabrics are displayed in a shop adjacent to its workshop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 28, 2011. (Clockwise from L) The products are a clock, a mirror, a lampshade, chopstick holders, sandals and accessories. (Kyodo)