| Young Artists Bridge Cultural Divide Through Their Works The 2023 "Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition-Calligraphy（书法）and Painting Challenge" received many entries from Chinese language lovers worldwide.The challenge offers a chance for Chinese language lovers around the world to meet new friends，show their artistic skills and have deeper understanding of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting，organizers said. |
| ____ Eight years of studying paper quilling（衍纸工艺）has given Yue Shun the ability to turn scraps（屑）of paper into artworks.Yue added local parts in Heze，Shangdong province to his works and uses special skills to fill them with a 3 D quality.Recently he worked on a project-a large flower basket.To achieve the expected effect，layers of paper rolls were glued together. |
| A Wound Inspires Artisan to Be a Cut above the Rest Yang Li，from the Miao ethnic（民族的）group，created leaf-vein embroidery（叶脉刺绣）three months after a leaf cut her hand.She took in traditional different kinds of embroidery，creating unique art.The veins are processed with over 30 steps，and then embroidered by skilled artisans.A single piece sells for from 1，000 yuan to 10，000 yuan. |
