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Bendi Stories: A Family’s Musical Legacy in Chongzuo

In the southern reaches of China, Li Shaojun carries a ten-generation legacy, keeping the voice of the tianqin alive — one of the Zhuang people’s oldest and most meaningful instruments.
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Bendi Stories: The Young Designer Weaving Culture into Clothes at Shanghai Fashion Week

At Shanghai Fashion Week, young designers like Linxi Liu have a platform to innovate. Discover how hair becomes the thread of her storytelling.
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Bendi Stories: Infusing Innovation in Shanghai’s Tea Cocktails

Combining the elegance of traditional Chinese tea with the artistry of modern mixology, Li Yue's tea-infused cocktails reflect Shanghai's dynamic mix of old and new.
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Bendi Stories: Painting Huangshan with Mao Yinfu

In Huangshan, Mao Yinfu's paintings intertwine the mountain landscapes with Huizhou’s traditional architecture.
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Bendi Stories: Dragon Boat Festival Tea in Songyang, Zhejiang

In Songyang, Zhejiang Province, Ye Jinping artfully crafts Dragon Boat Festival tea, celebrated for its refreshing, medicinal qualities.
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Teaching Music is Huanggang Village, Guizhou

Bendi Stories: Teaching Dong Music in Huanggang Village, Guizhou  

Deep in the forested hills of southeastern Guizhou rests the remote Huanggang village, a Dong minority enclave where music teacher Wu Xianliang lives and works.
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Bendi Stories: Artistry of Tea in Songyang  

Steep deep into the traditional tea culture in Songyang, Zhejiang through the story of local tea –master, Qing Yong in our new episode of Bendi Stories.
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Bendi Stories: Lunar New Year in Yangjiatang Village, Zhejiang

We visited the charming village of Yangjiatang in eastern China’s Zhejiang province to discover how the local community there celebrates the Lunar New Year.
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Mid-Autumn Festival Songyang

Bendi Stories: Mid-Autumn Festival in Songyang, Zhejiang

To mark this year's Mid-Autumn Festival, our team headed to Songyang, Zhejiang to explore how the festival is traditionally celebrated there.
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