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China Danzhai Intangible Heritage Week

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JULY 22, 2023 - An intangible cultural heritage inheritor demonstrates the skills of the Yi ethnic group in pasting flowers with colored cloth in Qiandongnan, Guizhou province, China, July 22, 2023.

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Syrian student visits Pingyao ancient town on Chinese New Year Eve

STORY: Syrian student visits Pingyao ancient town on Chinese New Year Eve DATELINE: Jan. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:46 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pingyao 2. STANDUP 1 (English): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIAO YONGLIANG, Resident in Pingyao 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): DU JUN, Homestay owner in Pingyao 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Tourists from China's Sichuan 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU LIXIN, Tourist from Datong, Shanxi 7. STANDUP 2 (English): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): MANSOUR MOHAMAD, Syrian student in China "Today is the Chinese New Year's Eve, so I came to Pingyao ancient city in Shanxi Province. This city has a long history of about 2,800 years. So I came here to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve with the local people." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): QIAO YONGLIANG, Resident in Pingyao "(Hi.) Hi. (Happy Chinese New Year.) Happy Chinese New Year. (Why are you pasting such couplets?) It

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Vlog: Ukrainian student enjoys Chinese New Year in NE China

STORY: Vlog: Ukrainian student enjoys Chinese New Year in NE China DATELINE: Jan. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: SHENYANG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating Chinese New Year 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KASHUBA ANASTASIIA, Ukrainian Student STORYLINE: Watching fireworks, pasting couplets, making dumplings... Ukrainian student Kashuba Anastasiia is celebrating the Spring Festival in northeast China. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): KASHUBA ANASTASIIA, Ukrainian Student "Hello everyone! My name is Kashuba Anastasiia and I'm from Ukraine. I have been in China for four years, so this is my fourth Chinese New Year. People are setting off firecrackers and buying gifts for relatives and friends. Chinese people buy red clothes for Chinese New Year, and we also bought a few pairs of red socks. Pasting Spring Festival couplets is a major custom of the Chinese New Year. We also bought a pair of couplets in the market to decorate our apartment. Some Chinese people buy lanterns to decorate thei

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Participant helps make world's largest paper collage

KOBE, Japan - A participant from Iwate Prefecture helps make the world's largest paper collage by pasting pieces of colored "washi" Japanese paper to create an image of the traditional "Chagu Chagu Umakko" horse festival in the northeastern prefecture during an event in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 2, 2014. The painting, 1.8 meters wide and 40.5 meters long, was recognized as the world's largest paper collage by Guinness World Records.

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LIVE-STREAMER (CN)

(220207) -- SHENYANG, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Daniela Sena (R) sells products with her colleague through livestreaming in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 19, 2022. Daniela Sena, who has been living in China for 11 years, now works as a live-streamer on a cross-border e-commerce company in Shenyang.Her daily work mainly includes selling Chinese goods to overseas buyers via live streaming. For Daniela, the Spring Festival has become an important chance to experience the Chinese tradition and custom. "During the Spring Festival, elderly people usually give red envelopes to younger ones. Now, I will give this 'lucky money' to my family and friends as well," Daniela said.In addition to giving red envelopes, wearing new year clothes, pasting the Spring Festival couplets and eating dumplings also draw her attention during the Spring Festival season. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LIVE-STREAMER (CN)

(220207) -- SHENYANG, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Daniela Sena selects the Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 19, 2022. Daniela Sena, who has been living in China for 11 years, now works as a live-streamer on a cross-border e-commerce company in Shenyang.Her daily work mainly includes selling Chinese goods to overseas buyers via live streaming. For Daniela, the Spring Festival has become an important chance to experience the Chinese tradition and custom. "During the Spring Festival, elderly people usually give red envelopes to younger ones. Now, I will give this 'lucky money' to my family and friends as well," Daniela said.In addition to giving red envelopes, wearing new year clothes, pasting the Spring Festival couplets and eating dumplings also draw her attention during the Spring Festival season. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LIVE-STREAMER (CN)

(220207) -- SHENYANG, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Daniela Sena (R) sells products with her colleague through livestreaming in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 19, 2022. Daniela Sena, who has been living in China for 11 years, now works as a live-streamer on a cross-border e-commerce company in Shenyang.Her daily work mainly includes selling Chinese goods to overseas buyers via live streaming. For Daniela, the Spring Festival has become an important chance to experience the Chinese tradition and custom. "During the Spring Festival, elderly people usually give red envelopes to younger ones. Now, I will give this 'lucky money' to my family and friends as well," Daniela said.In addition to giving red envelopes, wearing new year clothes, pasting the Spring Festival couplets and eating dumplings also draw her attention during the Spring Festival season. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LIVE-STREAMER (CN)

(220207) -- SHENYANG, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Daniela Sena sells products through livestreaming in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 19, 2022. Daniela Sena, who has been living in China for 11 years, now works as a live-streamer on a cross-border e-commerce company in Shenyang.Her daily work mainly includes selling Chinese goods to overseas buyers via live streaming. For Daniela, the Spring Festival has become an important chance to experience the Chinese tradition and custom. "During the Spring Festival, elderly people usually give red envelopes to younger ones. Now, I will give this 'lucky money' to my family and friends as well," Daniela said.In addition to giving red envelopes, wearing new year clothes, pasting the Spring Festival couplets and eating dumplings also draw her attention during the Spring Festival season. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LIVE-STREAMER (CN)

(220207) -- SHENYANG, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Daniela Sena holds the Chinese New Year decorations in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 19, 2022. Daniela Sena, who has been living in China for 11 years, now works as a live-streamer on a cross-border e-commerce company in Shenyang.Her daily work mainly includes selling Chinese goods to overseas buyers via live streaming. For Daniela, the Spring Festival has become an important chance to experience the Chinese tradition and custom. "During the Spring Festival, elderly people usually give red envelopes to younger ones. Now, I will give this 'lucky money' to my family and friends as well," Daniela said.In addition to giving red envelopes, wearing new year clothes, pasting the Spring Festival couplets and eating dumplings also draw her attention during the Spring Festival season. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SHENYANG-LIVE-STREAMER (CN)

(220207) -- SHENYANG, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Daniela Sena selects the Chinese New Year decorations at a market in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Jan. 19, 2022. Daniela Sena, who has been living in China for 11 years, now works as a live-streamer on a cross-border e-commerce company in Shenyang.Her daily work mainly includes selling Chinese goods to overseas buyers via live streaming. For Daniela, the Spring Festival has become an important chance to experience the Chinese tradition and custom. "During the Spring Festival, elderly people usually give red envelopes to younger ones. Now, I will give this 'lucky money' to my family and friends as well," Daniela said.In addition to giving red envelopes, wearing new year clothes, pasting the Spring Festival couplets and eating dumplings also draw her attention during the Spring Festival season. (Xinhua)

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Making unbrellas

This is scene in an umbrella workshop. The umbrellas visible here, called bangasa, were used daily by commoners during the Edo Period. The man is pasting sheets of fan-shaped paper called hiragami on the main frame. The boy on the right is applying shibu (persimmon tannin) to an umbrella.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐45‐0]

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Making unbrellas

This is scene in an umbrella workshop. The umbrellas visible here, called bangasa, were used daily by commoners during the Edo Period. The man is pasting a fan-shaped sheet of paper called hiragami to the main frame.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐11‐0]

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Making unbrellas

A scene of Japanese umbrellas drying. Japanese umbrellas were made by pasting Japanese paper on bamboo skeletons, coloring it and drawing designs and letters, and covering the surface with oil. These included janome (bull's eye design), bangasa (coarse oil-painted umbrella), daikokugasa etc. Demand was strong, as was the demand for repapering. and so there were at least one or more umbrella shops in each neighborhood.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐46‐0]

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Women washing and stretching cloth

A kimono was not washed in one piece, but the threads were pulled out and the kimono made into plain material to wash. After washing, the material was starched and dried by pasting it on a board, a process called araihari . The pail probably contains starch. The material to be starched is placed inside. Starch was made of liquid from stewed seaweed, and the drying board was a single cedar board, both sides of which could be used.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number12‐35‐0]

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Intangible Cultural Heritage Mud Gold Color Lacquer Handicraft

Wang Qiong, a new generation inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage project, uses a knife to cut the mud into small sections for modeling and pasting, Ninghai County, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, December 19, 2020.