In pics: Winter Olympics mascot fever popularizes Chinese crafts(1/7)

A craftsman teaches pupils to stitch Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen with traditional Yuzhang embroidery at Nanchang, east China’s Jiangxi Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Photo provided by Yu Yunliang)

Yuzhang embroidery is an intangible cultural heritage of Nanchang.

Traditional crafts endow the Games with a new form of expression. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opened last Friday and will conclude on Feb. 20.

A craftsman teaches pupils to stitch Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen with traditional Yuzhang embroidery at Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Photo provided by Yu Yunliang)

Yuzhang embroidery is an intangible cultural heritage of Nanchang.

Traditional crafts endow the Games with a new form of expression. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opened last Friday and will conclude on Feb. 20.

Craftsmen teaches pupils to stitch Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen with traditional Yuzhang embroidery at Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Photo provided by Yu Yunliang)

Yuzhang embroidery is an intangible cultural heritage of Nanchang.

Traditional crafts endow the Games with a new form of expression. The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opened last Friday and will conclude on Feb. 20.

A pupil exhibits the embroidery work of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Photo provided by Yu Yunliang)

A pupil stitches Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen under the help of the craftsman at Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Feb. 9, 2022. (Photo provided by Yu Yunliang)

A craftsman shows two Qinhuai Lantern work in the shape of Beijing Olympics and Paralympics mascots Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon at Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo provided by Yang Bo)

Qinhuai lanterns is a intangible culture heritage of Jiangsu. Tourists and local citizens would celebrate the Lantern Festival every year with diversified types of Qinhuai lanterns. It generally involves framework-making, paper-pasting and decoration.

A craftsman shows two Qinhuai Lantern work in the shape of Beijing Olympics and Paralympics mascots Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon at Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. (Photo provided by Yang Bo)

Qinhuai lanterns is a intangible culture heritage of Jiangsu. Tourists and local citizens would celebrate the Lantern Festival every year with diversified types of Qinhuai lanterns. It generally involves framework-making, paper-pasting and decoration.