STORY: Faces of China: Inheritor of ethnic embroidery craft promotes ethnic costumes, embroidery culture
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:08
LOCATION: NANNING, China
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Longlin County, Baise City
2. various of Ban Yanhong
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft
4. various of Ban Yanhong
5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft
6. various of Ban Yanhong
7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft
8. various of Ban Yanhong
9. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft

STORYLINE:
Longlin County, Baise City,
south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft
"My name is Ban Yanhong. I am an inheritor of the Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft."

Ban Yanhong has been fascinated by Zhuang embroidery since childhood.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft
"I was influenced by my mother since I was young. She made clothes for people. I learned embroidery from my mother and wore clothes made by her."

Under the influence of her mother, Ban gradually mastered the craft of Zhuang embroidery and has a good understanding of various ethnic costume elements.

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft
"We embroider natural things like flowers and plants on our clothes. We embroider our hope for a better life on the clothes we wear."

In order to better promote the culture of Zhuang embroidery, Ban has set up an intangible cultural heritage experience area in her workshop, allowing people to experience close-up the beauty of Zhuang embroidery.

SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): BAN YANHONG, Inheritor of Longlin Zhuang ethnic embroidery craft
"To better promote our ethnic costumes and embroidery, I post some embroidery videos on short video platforms, as well as displays of ethnic costumes, including live broadcasts. Everyone who uses and wears them daily is a spokesperson for our products. Only by promoting together can we preserve our traditional skills for a longer time."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China.
(XHTV)