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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members process wooden artworks at a workshop in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 14, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member carves wood carving ornament at a workshop in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 14, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member colors a component of a wooden artwork at a workshop in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 14, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Handicraftsman Wang Meijiang views the artwork he designed in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 12, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member carves wood carving ornament at a workshop in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 14, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wooden artworks are pictured at an exhibition hall in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 12, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member arranges a wood carving ornament in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 12, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-YICHUN-WOODEN ART (CN)

(240315) -- YICHUN, March 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member carves a component of a wooden artwork at a workshop in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, March 14, 2024. The city of Yichun has capitalized on its abundant forestry resources to drive the development of woodcraft industry in recent years. It has made efforts to improve carving skills of practitioners, nurture talent and expand brand influence to boost local economic growth. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CIRCLE CRAFT HOLIDAY MARKET

(231109) -- VANCOUVER, Nov. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A vendor showcases his woodcraft table lamps at the Circle Craft Holiday Market in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Nov. 8, 2023. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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Chinese vocational workshop helps foster skilled workforce in Portugal

STORY: Chinese vocational workshop helps foster skilled workforce in Portugal DATELINE: Oct. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity and students studying in the Luban Workshop 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HUGO FRAZZO, Graduate of Polytechnic Institute of Setubal 3. various of the students studying in the Luban Workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIJIN, President of Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity STORYLINE: The Luban Workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas. In Portugal, a Luban Workshop was co-founded by the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal (IPS) and Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity in north China's Tianjin Municipality in 2018. It is the first of its kind on the European continent, and mainly offers two majors -- electrical automation and industrial ro

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tajik professor introduces how to weld steel pipe to students at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Zhengpeng (1st R), a teacher from Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College, introduces knowledge on mapping to students at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students learn skills at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tajik professor introduces to students a green electrical energy device at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Zhengpeng (2nd L), a teacher from Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College, introduces how to use mapping devices to students at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tajik professor introduces how to cut steel pipe to students at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wu Zhengpeng (1st L, back), a teacher from Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College, introduces knowledge on mapping to students at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-LUBAN WORKSHOP

(230511) -- DUSHANBE, May 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tajik professor introduces how to weld steel pipe to students at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, April 12, 2023. The Luban Workshop, co-founded by China's Tianjin Urban Construction Management & Vocation Technology College and Tajik Technical University, was officially put into operation in November 2022. It covers 1,138 square meters and is the first of its kind in Central Asia. The workshop, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, is a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, a win-win model for vocational education cooperation. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-FORMER WASTED QUARRY-DEMONSTRATION AREA (CN)

(230312) -- TIANJIN, March 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A child learns about woodcraft at the "eden Chunshanli" life demonstration area in Jizhou District, north China's Tianjin, March 11, 2023. Ahead of China's National Tree Planting Day, the "eden Chunshanli" life demonstration area in Jizhou District of Tianjin organized many public welfare classes, attracting visitors with ecological experiences. This demonstration area is located at the former site of the wasted Donghouziyu quarry. After years of restoration and tree planting, remarkable achievements have been made. At present, this demonstration area has successfully promoted the development of tourism in surrounding areas with various activities related to ecological education, healthy life style and culture. The industry of building materials used to be a pillar to Jizhou's economy, resulting in damaged environment and wasted pits. With the participation of social forces, environmental restoration has achieved great results, transforming wasted mines

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MYANMAR-YANGON-WOOD CARVING

(221124) -- YANGON, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes a wood carving at a studio in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 22, 2022. The sculptors from Myanmar's Darpein, known as a center of the country's wood sculpturing, were being forced to relocate their businesses to other parts of Myanmar because of a raw material shortage. Commonly known as Darpein wood sculpture village, the small town located about 50 kilometers northeast of downtown Yangon is home to more than 1,000 wood carvers. TO GO WITH "Feature: What's behind sculptors' exodus from Myanmar's woodcraft village" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-WOOD CARVING

(221124) -- YANGON, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man works on a piece of wood sculpture in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 22, 2022. The sculptors from Myanmar's Darpein, known as a center of the country's wood sculpturing, were being forced to relocate their businesses to other parts of Myanmar because of a raw material shortage. Commonly known as Darpein wood sculpture village, the small town located about 50 kilometers northeast of downtown Yangon is home to more than 1,000 wood carvers. TO GO WITH "Feature: What's behind sculptors' exodus from Myanmar's woodcraft village" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-YANGON-WOOD CARVING

(221124) -- YANGON, Nov. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wood carvers work on artifacts at a workshop in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 22, 2022. The sculptors from Myanmar's Darpein, known as a center of the country's wood sculpturing, were being forced to relocate their businesses to other parts of Myanmar because of a raw material shortage. Commonly known as Darpein wood sculpture village, the small town located about 50 kilometers northeast of downtown Yangon is home to more than 1,000 wood carvers. TO GO WITH "Feature: What's behind sculptors' exodus from Myanmar's woodcraft village" (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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Construction of Luban Workshop accelerating in SCO countries

STORY: Construction of Luban Workshop accelerating in SCO countries DATELINE: Sept. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:13 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. a Luban Workshop in Tajikistan 2. Shahriyor Sadullozoda, Vice Rector of Tajik Technical University, speaks in interview 3. a Luban Workshop in Uzbekistan 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU ZONGBAO, President, Tianjin Maritime College 5. Luban workshops 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG YING, Deputy director, International Exchange Department of Tianjin Modern Vocational and Technical College STORYLINE: The construction of Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talents overseas, has been accelerating in some Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries. The vocational workshop is named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master. It aims to promote vocational education exchanges and cooperation between China and other countries and regions. So far, 20 such workshops have been built in 19 countries. On March 24, a

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Chinese vocational workshops help with training overseas

STORY: Chinese vocational workshops help with training overseas DATELINE: Aug. 21, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China. CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. shot of the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference 2. various of the Luban Workshop 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG WEIJIN, President of Tianjin Electromechanical Vocational and Technical College 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU LANPING, President of Tianjin Bohai Vocational and Technology College 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HANDISO SELAMU YISIHAK, International student from Ethiopia 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): RANDRIAMPARANY SAROBIDY MESSIA JENNIFER, International student from Madagascar STORYLINE: The Luban Workshop, a Chinese vocational workshop program training talent overseas, represents a win-win model for international vocational education cooperation. The program, named after Lu Ban, an ancient Chinese woodcraft master, attracted much attention at the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in n