MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

(240605) -- FUZHOU, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Fang Jianwei, a fourth-generation inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, makes a dragon boat at a dragon boat factory in Fangzhuang Village, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, June 3, 2024. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, workers in Fangzhuang Village are working flat out to service orders for dragon boats from both home and abroad. Dubbed "the Dragon Boat Village", Fangzhuang has a history of dragon boat making for over 700 years. Every year, over 200 boats are sold from here to the world. Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, a Fuzhou city-level intangible cultural heritage, has been fixing and making dragon boats for over 50 years. As the third-generation inheritor of the family, Fang has insisted in making traditional boats only by hands with tools inherited from elder generations. According to Fang, making a dragon boat needs to be particular both in selecting raw materia

MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

MasterOfCrafts | Dragon boat inheritor in SE China's Fujian Province

(240605) -- FUZHOU, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fang Jianwei, a fourth-generation inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, wipes a completed dragon boat at a dragon boat factory in Fangzhuang Village, Fuzhou City of southeast China's Fujian Province, May 31, 2023. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, workers in Fangzhuang Village are working flat out to service orders for dragon boats from both home and abroad. Dubbed "the Dragon Boat Village", Fangzhuang has a history of dragon boat making for over 700 years. Every year, over 200 boats are sold from here to the world. Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of Fangzhuang dragon boat making skills, a Fuzhou city-level intangible cultural heritage, has been fixing and making dragon boats for over 50 years. As the third-generation inheritor of the family, Fang has insisted in making traditional boats only by hands with tools inherited from elder generations. According to Fang, making a dragon boat needs to be particular both in selecting raw materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

TENGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A model of China's aerospace science and technology, made from waste such as used cans, lunch boxes, empty beverage bottles and waste water pipes, is seen in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, China, February 12, 2024.

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

TENGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A model of China's aerospace science and technology, made from waste such as used cans, lunch boxes, empty beverage bottles and waste water pipes, is seen in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, China, February 12, 2024.

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

TENGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A model of China's aerospace science and technology, made from waste such as used cans, lunch boxes, empty beverage bottles and waste water pipes, is seen in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, China, February 12, 2024.

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

TENGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A model of China's aerospace science and technology, made from waste such as used cans, lunch boxes, empty beverage bottles and waste water pipes, is seen in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, China, February 12, 2024.

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

TENGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A model of China's aerospace science and technology, made from waste such as used cans, lunch boxes, empty beverage bottles and waste water pipes, is seen in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, China, February 12, 2024.

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

TENGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A model of China's aerospace science and technology, made from waste such as used cans, lunch boxes, empty beverage bottles and waste water pipes, is seen in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, China, February 12, 2024.

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

Chinese Aerospace Technology Model Works Made From Waste Materia

TENGZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 12, 2024 - A model of China's aerospace science and technology, made from waste such as used cans, lunch boxes, empty beverage bottles and waste water pipes, is seen in Tengzhou city, Shandong province, China, February 12, 2024.

Türkiye nabs administrative head of IS terrorist group operating in Syria

STORY: Türkiye nabs administrative head of IS terrorist group operating in Syria SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 18, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: LAW SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-terror operation of Turkish security forces against IS in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. the photo of the IS suspect, Huzeyfe Al Muri, who was caught by Turkish security forces in the southern Mersin province of Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish intelligence detained the administrative and financial head of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group operating in Syria, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported Tuesday. The IS suspect, Huzeyfe Al Muri, codenamed Eyyup, was caught in Türkiye's southern province of Mersin, Anadolu quoted anonymous security sources as saying. The Turkish security forces seized 28,800 U.S. dollars, 14,950 euros (16,405 U.S. dollars), 31,800 Turkish liras (1,093 U.S. dollars), and many digital materia

Ukrainan itsenäisyyspäivä

Ukrainan itsenäisyyspäivä

Venäläistä sodassa käytettyä tavaraa esillä Kiovan keskutassa Ukrainan itsenäisyyspäivänä 24. elokuuta 2023. Russian materia from the war on display on Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv, on August 24, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Ukrainan itsenäisyyspäivä

Ukrainan itsenäisyyspäivä

Venäläistä sodassa käytettyä tavaraa esillä Kiovan keskutassa Ukrainan itsenäisyyspäivänä 24. elokuuta 2023. Russian materia from the war on display on Ukraine's Independence Day in Kyiv, on August 24, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

China's industrial profits down 2.1 pct in first 8 months

STORY: China's industrial profits down 2.1 pct in first 8 months DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the industrial production in China STORYLINE: Official data showed on Tuesday that the profits of China's major industrial firms fell 2.1 percent year on year in the first eight months of 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that industrial firms each with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.83 million U.S. dollars) saw their combined profits reach 5.53 trillion yuan in the period. The data showed that the combined revenues of these firms sustained a quicker growth pace during the period, rising 8.4 percent year on year to 87.89 trillion yuan. A total of 16 out of 41 major industries saw growth in profits in the January-August period. The electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing sector saw profits jump 20.9 percent year on year and the profits of the manufacturing of chemical raw materia