MasterOfCrafts | Porcelain mending inheritor in east China's Shandong Province

MasterOfCrafts | Porcelain mending inheritor in east China's Shandong Province

(240601) -- ZIBO, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Tao shows mended porcelain wares at his studio in Zichuan District of Zibo City, east China's Shandong Province, May 8, 2024. Porcelain mending, an ancient Chinese traditional craft which uses special drills and nails to make patches on broken porcelain wares, gives a new life to the porcelain and allows it to be back into use. Yang Tao, a fifth generation inheritor of Yang's porcelain mending skills in Zibo City of east China's Shandong Province, has been dedicated in the craft for over 30 years." In ancient times, we mended the porcelain wares just for reusing it, but now the craft can recreate it to a piece of artwork," said Yang Tao. Influenced by his father and grandfather, Yang has been interested in the craft since his childhood. The first toy he got was a load filled with various tools for porcelain mending. He became a professional porcelain mender when he was 25 years old and started to visit masters in the art across the country. Through effo

China making all efforts to promote success of "most difficult" UN climate conference: special envoy

STORY: China making all efforts to promote success of "most difficult" UN climate conference: special envoy SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 9, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:53 LOCATION: Dubai CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. various of China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XIE ZHENHUA, China's special envoy for climate change 4. various of the press conference 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIE ZHENHUA, China's special envoy for climate change STORYLINE: China is talking with every relevant party to find a solution acceptable to all and promote the success of COP28, which is considered the "most difficult" climate conference in recent years, the country's special envoy for climate change Xie Zhenhua has said. Xie said, at present, China is in intensive consultations with all major parties to find an agreement that is in line with the spirit of the Paris Agreement, reflects the general trend of energy transformation, and can point out the correct direction of future effo

CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-QIRA COUNTY-SAND PREVENTION-SCIENTIST (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-TAKLIMAKAN DESERT-QIRA COUNTY-SAND PREVENTION-SCIENTIST (CN)

(230803) -- URUMQI, Aug. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 13, 2023 shows Merdan Keyum checking soil samples at the Qira station under the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Merdan Keyum was born in 1987 in what is today Gaochang District of the city of Turpan. Located only dozens of kilometers from the Kumtag Desert, the city is frequently plagued by sandstorms that often cause power outages and halt farmwork in springtime. He is now based in the Qira station under the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, located in Qira County, on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, China's largest desert, also known as the "Sea of Death." The Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography established its Qira station in 1983 to tackle sandstorms and fight desertification. Scientists have since started to use science and technology for sand prevention and control. The scientists' effo