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2024.07.26 16:02 GMT+8

Trailer: Weaving Bamboo Miracles

Updated 2024.07.26 18:35 GMT+8
CGTN

For countless years, Dongyang in east China's Zhejiang Province has been dubbed the "home of a hundred crafts". Not least among these is the exquisite handicraft of bamboo weaving. Thanks to a combination painstaking workmanship, unremitting ingenuity, and enthusiasm for constant innovation, woven bamboo artworks from Dongyang are famed worldwide for the intricacy of the techniques deployed in their creation and their distinctive designs. This documentary looks at the legendary artistic journey of bamboo weaving master He Fuli's family across three generations. Pursuing their own unique paths, tailoring their approaches according to the changing times, this family of artisans have succeeded in passing on a priceless intangible cultural heritage for future generations to enjoy. Tune in on July 29 for CGTN's new documentary "Weaving Bamboo Miracles".

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