Inheritor of Chishui bamboo weaving in China's Guizhou
Updated: November 13, 2019 10:39Xinhua
Bamboo weaving craftswoman Yang Changqin (1st R) instructs the villagers on bamboo weaving at the training center established by her in Minzu village of Datong township in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Nov 11, 2019. Yang Changqin, a post-90's girl of the Miao ethnic group, is an inheritor of Guizhou provincial intangible cultural heritage — Chishui bamboo weaving. Chishui, with 88,533 hectares of bamboo at present, has been developing bamboo industries to increase villagers' income. Yang established a bamboo-weaving training center in Minzu village of Datong township in Chishui in a bid to help the villagers learn bamboo weaving skills. "After 20 procedures including stripping, dyeing, and weaving," said Yang. "The products can be worth hundreds or thousands of yuan." Yang also sells bamboo-weaving products through online platforms. Local villagers benefit from Yang's experience sharing as they engage in bamboo weaving industry. [Photo/Xinhua]
Bamboo weaving craftswoman Yang Changqin selects bamboos in the forest in Minzu village of Datong township in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Nov 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Bamboo weaving craftswoman Yang Changqin (1st L) makes bamboo weaving products at the training center established by her in Minzu village of Datong township in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Nov 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Bamboo weaving craftswoman Yang Changqin (front) collects bamboos in the forest in Minzu village of Datong township in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Nov 12, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Bamboo weaving craftswoman Yang Changqin (2nd L) instructs the villagers on bamboo weaving at the training center established by her in Minzu village of Datong township in Chishui, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Nov 11, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
