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Chinese craftsman turns bug-damaged wood into artworks

STORY: Chinese craftsman turns bug-damaged wood into artworks DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the carvings 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman 3. various of the carvings 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman STORYLINE: A craftsman has created over 400 exquisite wood carvings featuring bug-bitten patterns in Hengshui City, north China's Hebei Province. Chen Yongshun believes that the intricate patterns formed by the bugs gnawing on the woods possess a unique and natural sense of beauty. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman "Bugs gnawing on trees can create three natural phenomena: bug pattern, wormhole, and tree burl. I can feel the beauty of nature from these three phenomena." The art is included in the Hengshui City-level Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2019. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHEN YONGSHUN, Craftsman "The art has been recognized as an intangible cultural heritage. My goal i

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Maneater Poster

Maneater Poster

Maneater Poster - Satire of Adolf Hitler gnawing on the bones of France, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland, Belgium and Greece after the nazi invasions there. Reproduced from an original design presented to Lord Beaverbrook on the instruction of M. Stalin.

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