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China Silk Museum

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2024 - A five-petal Tang Dynasty porcelain dish with a concave bottom and deep belly is on display at the China Silk Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, June 20, 2024.

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(SP)GREECE-ANCIENT OLYMPIA-PARIS 2024-FLAME LIGHTING CEREMONY

(240416) -- ANCIENT OLYMPIA, April 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff checks the temperature of the concave mirror ahead of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)

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Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal held at Ancient Olympia

STORY: Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal held at Ancient Olympia SHOOTING TIME: April 15, 2024 DATELINE: April 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): MARY MINA, Greek actress 3. various of the Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): ARTEMIS IGNATIOU, Choreographer of lighting and handover ceremonies 5. various of the Paris 2024 Olympics flame lighting rehearsal STORYLINE: The dress rehearsal of the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame, which will burn for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was held on Monday at Ancient Olympia in western Greece, the birthplace of the Games. During a traditional ceremony, Greek actress Mary Mina, playing the role of an ancient High Priestess, used the sun's rays to light the torch out of a concave mirror in front of the ruins of the 2,500-year-old temple dedicated to Hera, a goddess in ancient Greek m

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Flame for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games lit in Liangzhu culture site

STORY: Flame for Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games lit in Liangzhu culture site DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: HANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of the venues for the Asian Games 3. various of city views in China's Hangzhou STORYLINE: The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games flame was lit on Thursday in the Liangzhu ancient city in east China's Zhejiang Province, marking the 100-day countdown to the opening of the 19th Asian Games. Nineteen flame collectors, dressed in white, strolled up the steps before one of them lit a torch from the rays of the sun using a concave mirror. The outline of the mirror, designed like a jade bi, symbolizes the sun's rays. The torch relay will take place in September and culminate in lighting the cauldron at the opening ceremony on September 23. Despite the one-year postponement of the Asian Games, Hangzhou is prepared to host the greatest multi-sport event in the world after the Olympic Games, making Asia proud. In 10

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Flame for Berlin 2023 Special Olympics World Games lit in Athens

STORY: Flame for Berlin 2023 Special Olympics World Games lit in Athens DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): DIONISIS KODELAS, President of Special Olympics Hellas 3. various of the ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SVEN ALBRECHT, CEO of Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID EVANGELISTA, Regional president and managing director, Europe Eurasia Special Olympics STORYLINE: The Flame of Hope, which will be burning for the Berlin 2023 Special Olympics World Games, was lit in Athens on Wednesday. The ritual ceremony was held with the participation of Special Olympics athletes in the tradition of lighting of the flame for the Olympic Games. The event was hosted at Zappeion exhibition hall, near the stadium which hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. The flame was ignited out of a concave mirror using the sun's rays. A Greek girl playing the role of an ancient Greek High Pri

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing takes a dried rubbing off at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing c

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022 shows high relief rubbings by Li Renqing. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing correct information for the observation and protection of cultural relics.

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing instructs his apprentice to apply ink onto rubbing paper at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 16, 2022 shows Li Renqing's tools for making high relief rubbings. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing correct information for the observation and protection of cultur

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing shows how to apply ink on rubbing paper at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion o

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing tamps rubbing paper with a brush at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, prov

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing splices pieces of rubbing paper for restoration at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosio

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This undated file photo shows Li Renqing making rubbings at the Gongyi grotto temple in Gongyi, central China's Henan Province. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing correct information for the

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing sprays water on rubbing paper at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providi

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing shows how to apply ink on rubbing paper at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion o

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing tamps rubbing paper with a brush at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, prov

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing applies ink on rubbing paper at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, pro

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing watches a rubbing work at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing corr

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing shows how to apply ink on rubbing paper at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion o

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing splices pieces of rubbing paper for restoration at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosio

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing instructs his apprentice to apply ink onto rubbing paper at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cra

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing interprets rubbing works for an apprentice at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosio

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing cuts rubbing paper at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing correct

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022 shows a part of a high relief rubbing by Li Renqing. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing correct information for the observation and protection of cultural re

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing applies ink onto rubbing paper at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, provid

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing prepares rubbing paper with a brush at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, p

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing makes rubbings at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing correct info

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing makes preparations at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing cor

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing applies ink onto rubbing paper at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, provid

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing watches his rubbing work at an exhibition hall of Zhengzhou Shang Dynasty Ruins Museum in Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 17, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providi

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Nov. 17, 2022 shows high relief rubbings by Li Renqing. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing correct information for the observation and protection of cultural relics.

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(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-HENAN-ZHENGZHOU-HIGH RELIEF RUBBING-INHERITOR (CN)

(221121) -- ZHENGZHOU, Nov. 21, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Renqing displays a rubbing work at his workshop in the cultural center of Jinshui District, Zhengzhou, central China's Henan Province, Nov. 16, 2022. Making rubbings for tablet inscriptions is a craft with a history of over 1,000 years in China, invented as a way to copy documents even before the art of printing. Upgrading the traditional rubbing craft which can only be applied to flat surface, Li Renqing, born in 1963 in Xinyang of central China's Henan Province, has been working for a whole life on rubbings of high relief cultural relics, making the once impossible task a mature craft. Different from flat rubbings, high relief rubbings require the craftsman to cut the Xuan paper into pieces according to the convex and concave of the sculpture, and then splice hundreds of pieces of paper together to reproduce the artwork. Such a craft can not only copy unmovable cultural relics in equal size, but can also record cracks and erosion on them, providing cor