(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-GUIXI-COPPER ENGRAVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS)CHINA-JIANGXI-GUIXI-COPPER ENGRAVING-INHERITOR (CN)

(230815) -- NANCHANG, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Huang Junjun watches a copper engraving teapot at his company in Guixi City, east China's Jiangxi Province, Aug. 9, 2023. Copper engraving, or copper carving, a craft of using knives to carve patterns on copper wares, has a history of about 1,000 years. In 2021, Guixi copper engraving was listed as one of the national-level intangible cultural heritages. The craft needs over 150 different kinds of knives and a dozen of carving skills to create a complete artwork, and the copper ware has to go through over 100,000 times of hammering before being turned into an exquisite artwork. Huang Junjun, 55 years old, is a representative inheritor of Guixi copper engraving, who has been taking the work for 36 years. "My grandpa was a copper ware craftsman, for whom I often acted as an assistant during childhood. I was fascinated with the ancient art," said Huang. As from 1989, he travelled all over the country to seek for masters to study the art, and also worked at factorie

Bosch says Chinese market resilient, innovative

STORY: Bosch says Chinese market resilient, innovative DATELINE: April 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Auto Shanghai 2023 2. SOUNDBITE (English): STEFAN HARTUNG, Chairman of the board of management of Bosch STORYLINE: Stefan Hartung, chairman of the board of management of Bosch, a German engineering and technology company, said that the Chinese market is resilient and innovative at the ongoing Auto Shanghai 2023. He added that young talent is a factor that makes China a really great market to invest. SOUNDBITE (English): STEFAN HARTUNG, Chairman of the board of management of Bosch "The (Chinese) market is not only resilient. It's actually a market which is very innovative. And by the way, the Chinese consumer has always been a very innovative and very forefront consumer. We are continuously investing in China. We have been here for a very long time. Actually, it is important for us to continue investment and expansion, not only in factorie