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Song Shuixian (center) demonstrates the skills of traditional embroidery in a poverty-relief workshop in Sandu county, Guizhou province.[Photo provided to China Daily] |
"Today, many women choose to stay at home to make embroidery products instead of working in the cities," says Song, adding that some women can raise their families as well.
To link intangible cultural heritage with poverty-alleviation projects, the government has established workshops since 2018 where people living in impoverished regions are trained to make products such as pottery, teapots, embroidery, silver items and paper-cuts.
Over 2,000 poverty-relief workshops had been established by October, involving 2,200 intangible cultural heritage projects, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The workshops have trained 180,000 people, provided jobs for 500,000 people and helped to bring 200,000 families out of poverty.
Pan Shixue from Maliao village in Leishan county of Guizhou province opened a workshop in 2018 after attending a training class on making silver products with skills handed down by the Miao ethnic group.
Maliao is an old village known for its silver products. The process of making the items involves multiple steps, including casting, carving and washing silver. It was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
But due to the lack of transportation and poor conditions of the village, most young people had abandoned the handicraft and went to work in cities.
With rural revitalization carried out in recent years, many young people have started to return to villages. Pan is one of them. His workshop provides jobs to families who once lived in poverty.
"The outcome is beyond my expectation. Within two years, I have reached the goal that I had set to reach in five years," says Pan.
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The 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week opens at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok on Oct 25, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
On Oct 25, the opening ceremony of the 15th Chinese Film Festival in Bangkok and the 2020 China-Thailand Film Exchange Week was held at the China Cultural Center in Bangkok. The event was hosted by the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and received strong support from the Chinese Embassy in Thailand and the Thai Ministry of Culture.
The COVID-19 pandemic doesn't impede the enthusiasm for cultural exchange between China and Thailand. This film festival uses live broadcast to present the opening ceremony and host the "China-Thailand Film Exchange and Cooperation Online Seminar". During the film festival, audiences can use the online platform of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok to watch films online, which greatly increases the global reach of the festival.
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Gu Hongxing, director of the China Cultural Center in Bangkok and China Tourism Office in Bangkok, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Gu Hongxing, director of Bangkok's China Cultural Center and China Tourism Office, said film can not only introduce one's national culture, but also reflect unique social landscapes. Film has become an important part of cultural exchange between countries and enhance mutual understanding among people around the world.
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Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Yang Xin, Chargé d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, said since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand 45 years ago, the mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, economic and trade cooperation has expanded, cultural exchanges have become closer, and all-around cooperation has achieved fruitful results. Both China and Thailand have a vast film market. As a traditional project of cultural exchanges between China and Thailand, the Bangkok Chinese Film Festival has laid a solid foundation for film cooperation between the two countries for 15 years and will add new drive to the promotion of cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Thailand.
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Itthiphol Kunplome, Thailand's minister of culture, speaks at the opening ceremony. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org] |
Thailand's Minister of Culture Itthiphol Kunplome said in his speech the governments and people of Thailand and China have been in constant exchange. Cooperation in various fields has developed steadily, and the film festival is another important event to further promote cultural exchanges between the two countries. The people of the two countries can promote their understanding of the cultures of both sides through films, and promote friendly relations and cooperation in other perspectives.
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