Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - A woman makes a straw spider, traditional Christmas decoration, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Participants make straw spiders, traditional Christmas decorations, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Participants make a straw spider, traditional Christmas decoration, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - A woman makes a straw spider, traditional Christmas decoration, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Participants make straw spiders, traditional Christmas decorations, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Participants make straw spiders, traditional Christmas decorations, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - A woman makes a straw spider, traditional Christmas decoration, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Participants make straw spiders, traditional Christmas decorations, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Participants make straw spiders, traditional Christmas decorations, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Women make straw spiders, traditional Christmas decorations, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - A woman makes a straw spider, traditional Christmas decoration, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - Participants make straw spiders, traditional Christmas decorations, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - A woman makes a straw spider, traditional Christmas decoration, during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

Master class on making straw spiders

Master class on making straw spiders

POLTAVA REGION, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 22, 2024 - A Christmas decoration, straw spider, is seen during the master class in Opishnia, Poltava region, central Ukraine

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

National Intangible Cultural Heritage Handicrafts

BINZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 28, 2024 - A craftsman weaves straw and willow products in Binzhou city, East China's Shandong province, June 28, 2024.

Chinese company turns straw into energy in Shandong

STORY: Chinese company turns straw into energy in Shandong SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: JINAN, China CATEGORY: ENERGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the processing of plant straws 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO SHAOFENG, Director with Biomass Research Institute of Shengquan Group 3. various of the products of plant straws 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): TANG ZENGYUAN, Managing director with Int'l Business Department with Shengquan Group STORYLINE: China is actively pushing for the use of green technologies and biomass energy to help realize its dual carbon goals. In Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, a company has turned various types of plant straws into green bio-based products. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO SHAOFENG, Director with Biomass Research Institute of Shengquan Group "The main components in straw are hemicellulose, lignin, and cellulose. Utilizing these elements can produce a variety of product, such as substitutes for petroleum and coal, green methanol, ce

CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-DOMESTIC BRANDS (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-DOMESTIC BRANDS (CN)

(240414) -- HAIKOU, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Paintings made of wheat straw are displayed at the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2024. A batch of domestic brands have attracted a lot of visitors at the expo. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker displays a handicraft "pig" made of mulberry branches and tea branches at a handicraft enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker displays a handicraft "dragon" made of mulberry branches and tea branches at a handicraft enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker arranges tea branches at an arts and crafts enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker arranges tea branches at an arts and crafts enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker displays a handicraft "dragon" made of mulberry branches and tea branches at a handicraft enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker displays a handicraft "dragon" made of mulberry branches and tea branches at a handicraft enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker cleans tea branches at an arts and crafts enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker cleans tea branches at an arts and crafts enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker makes handicrafts with tea branches at a handicraft enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker makes handicrafts with tea branches at a handicraft enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

Waste Raw Materials Make Crafts in Anqing, China

ANQING, CHINA - JULY 23, 2023 - A worker makes handicrafts with tea branches at a handicraft enterprise in Qianfota village, Xiangchang Town, Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, July 23, 2023. In recent years, the company has made full use of local waste tea branches, mulberry branches, straw and other raw materials into handicrafts, and the products are sold in more than 30 countries and regions such as the United States, Britain, Italy and Germany.

CHINA-SHANDONG-PINGDU-STRAW WEAVING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-PINGDU-STRAW WEAVING (CN)

(230111) -- PINGDU, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee makes straw weaving products at a handicraft factory in Pingdu, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 10, 2023. Xinhe straw weaving, an intangible cultural heritage of Shandong Province, has a history of more than 300 years. So far, over 80 straw weaving enterprises have been set up in Xinhe Town, offering job opportunities for more than 20,000 people. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

CHINA-SHANDONG-PINGDU-STRAW WEAVING (CN)

CHINA-SHANDONG-PINGDU-STRAW WEAVING (CN)

(230111) -- PINGDU, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Jan. 10, 2023 shows straw weaving products at the showroom of a handicraft enterprise in Xinhe Town, Pingdu City, east China's Shandong Province. Xinhe straw weaving, an intangible cultural heritage of Shandong Province, has a history of more than 300 years. So far, over 80 straw weaving enterprises have been set up in Xinhe Town, offering job opportunities for more than 20,000 people. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-LINHAI-TAIZHOU ANCIENT CITY (CN)

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-LINHAI-TAIZHOU ANCIENT CITY (CN)

(220626) -- LINHAI, June 26, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists select products of straw weaving, an intangible cultural heritage, in the ancient city of Taizhou, Linhai, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 23, 2022. The ancient city of Taizhou, with its ancient city wall well preserved, is home to some 30,000 inhabitants. The city receives more than 10,000 tourists on a daily basis since some intangible cultural heritage projects and cultural and creative industries have been launched in the city in recent years. (Xinhua/Weng Xinyang)

A basket vendor

A basket vendor

This peddler wears a bamboo hat, a kimono with hems pulled up, gaiters, socks, and straw sandals. He selling mainly portable bamboo baskets, but he is carrying other products such as sieve baskets, brooms and feather dusters.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐155‐0]