Porcelains for Year of the Rabbit popular in China's porcelain capital

STORY: Porcelains for Year of the Rabbit popular in China's porcelain capital DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: JINGDEZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of commemorative porcelains 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU XIANG'E, Porcelain shop owner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU WANGLONG, Ceramic master 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI ZHENMING, Pottery artist STORYLINE: The Chinese lunar year for 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit. The Lunar New Year falls on Jan. 22 this year. As the festival approaches, rabbit-themed porcelain products are increasingly popular in China's "porcelain capital" of Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU XIANG'E, Porcelain shop owner "Rabbit-shaped porcelains are popular among consumers." For celebrating the upcoming the Year of the Rabbit, ceramic master Yu Wanglong has created a special rabbit plate. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU WANGLONG, Ceramic master "Rabbit is a symbol of kindness, beauty and agility. I drew a personified rabbit. It wea

Shikoku prefectures personified

Shikoku prefectures personified

KOCHI, Japan - A poster featuring characters meant to personify the four prefectures of Shikoku Island, western Japan, was issued in May 2011. The female characters, drawn in a style similar to popular animated series, are aimed at promoting the use of the Seto Ohashi network of bridges linking Japan's mainland Honshu and Shikoku Island, and have become popular among Internet users after their images were posted on the Net in July.

The perfect butler, as personified by actoe ARTHUR TREACHER

The perfect butler, as personified by actoe ARTHUR TREACHER

The perfect butler, as personified by actoe ARTHUR TREACHER The perfect butler, as personified by actor ARTHUR TREACHER

The perfect butler,as personified by actor ARTHUR TREACHER T

The perfect butler,as personified by actor ARTHUR TREACHER T

The perfect butler,as personified by actor ARTHUR TREACHER The perfect butler, as personified by actor ARTHUR TREACHER

Water droplet character "Pichon-kun" featured in Osaka billboard

Water droplet character "Pichon-kun" featured in Osaka billboard

A billboard featuring Pichon-kun -- a personified water droplet -- is lit up on the rooftop of a building in Osaka on the night of March 16, 2016. Pichon-kun, from "pichon," an onomatopoeia in Japanese for the sound made by falling droplets, is a character used by Japan's top air-conditioner maker Daikin Industries Ltd. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shikoku prefectures personified

Shikoku prefectures personified

KOCHI, Japan - A poster featuring characters meant to personify the four prefectures of Shikoku Island, western Japan, was issued in May 2011. The female characters, drawn in a style similar to popular animated series, are aimed at promoting the use of the Seto Ohashi network of bridges linking Japan's mainland Honshu and Shikoku Island, and have become popular among Internet users after their images were posted on the Net in July. (Kyodo)