Villiagers create 30m hand-woven straw dragons, phoenixes
2010-01-29 02:50:48 GMT2010-01-29 10:50:48 (Beijing Time)
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Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2010 shows the hand-woven straw handicraft of two pairs of 30-meter-long dragons and phoenixes with the connotation of bringing forth auspices and prosperity, on the building of the Liuzhou Museum in Liuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It took over half a year for some 90 local villagers of Dong ethnic group to elaborate this handicraft of straw-woven dragon and phoenix in their century-old custom of praying for blessing and felicity. (Xinhua/Li Shuhou)
Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2010 shows the hand-woven straw handicraft of two pairs of 30-meter-long dragons and phoenixes with the connotation of bringing forth auspices and prosperity, on the building of the Liuzhou Museum in Liuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Shuhou)
Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2010 shows the hand-woven straw handicraft of two pairs of 30-meter-long dragons and phoenixes with the connotation of bringing forth auspices and prosperity, on the building of the Liuzhou Museum in Liuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Shuhou)
Photo taken on Jan. 27, 2010 shows the hand-woven straw handicraft of two pairs of 30-meter-long dragons and phoenixes with the connotation of bringing forth auspices and prosperity, on the building of the Liuzhou Museum in Liuzhou, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
It took over half a year for some 90 local villagers of Dong ethnic group to elaborate this handicraft of straw-woven dragon and phoenix in their century-old custom of praying for blessing and felicity.
