Five years ago, Qianyun quit her job in Guangzhou and moved to Dali, a city in Southwest China's Yunnan province where she learned sewing. There, she decided to recycle some disposed cloth and use them as the main material to make bags.
Bags designed by Qianyun.[Photo/IC]
For Qianyun, disposed resources such as used coffee sacks and canvas which covered airplanes and cannons, could become elements of fashion.
Qianyun is busy with her partner making bags.[Photo/IC]
Her products became increasingly popular, and Qianyun opened a shop on Taobao, China's biggest online shopping platform. At present, her shop has nearly 5,000 fans. For Qianyun, recycling bags are unique, durable and — more importantly — green.
Aerial photo taken on April 11, 2019 shows a view of the Erlangjian scenic spot of Qinghai Lake in Northwest China's Qinghai province. The Qinghai Lake goes into a "frozen period" every mid-December and completely melts in mid-April next year.
Gui Xue displays wooden pots and a piece of wood at his studio in Yantan Village of Jingchuan Township in Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui province, April 12, 2019.
Gui Xue draws shape of a wooden pot on wood at his studio in Yantan Village of Jingchuan Township in Xuancheng City, east China's Anhui province, April 12, 2019.
Gui Xue is an inheritor of the wooden pot art, one of Xuancheng's intangible cultural heritages. After his carving and polishing, every piece of unremarkable wood is transformed into simple and elegant wooden pots. In the past 10 years, he has been devoting himself to the research of the craft of wooden pot, and gradually found out his own skills. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
People splash water onto each other during the annual Water Splashing Festival held in Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county, Southwest China's Yunnan province, April 13, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Photo taken on April 13, 2019 shows the opening ceremony of the annual Water Splashing Festival held in Jinggu Dai and Yi autonomous county, Southwest China's Yunnan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
More than 7,500 participants finish the 3.5 km and 5 km run of the 2019 Spring Disney Inspiration Run at Shanghai Disney Resort on April 13, 2019. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Wheelchair users take part in the run. Thousands of participants, including a group of wheelchair users and visually impaired, joined a two-day running contest at the Shanghai Disney Resort that kicked off on Saturday.
[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Photo taken on April 13, 2019 shows peony flowers at a film and television base in Zhengding County, north China's Hebei Province. Peony flowers here has entered blossom season recently. (Xinhua/Chen Qibao)
Visitors take pictures of peony flowers at a film and television base in Zhengding County, north China's Hebei Province on April 13, 2019. Peony flowers here has entered blossom season recently. (Xinhua/Chen Qibao)
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates on the podium after winning the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, April 14, 2019. (Photo: China News Service/Yin Liqun)
A collection of photos by Trey Ratcliff demonstrates the charm and sophistication of North China's Tianjin, as one of the American photographer's picture series of 80 cities around the globe.
As part of his "80 Stays Around the World" tour, Ratcliff visited Tianjin last year and took photos of important landmarks including the Binhai Library, Tianjin Railway Station and Haihe River. [Photo/Trey Ratcliff]
People splash water on each other to celebrate Water Splashing Festival in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, on April 14, 2019.
Liu Hongliang of China crosses the finishing line during the 2019 Beijing Half Marathon in Beijing, capital of China, April 14, 2019. Liu Hongliang of China claimed the title of the event. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chernet Misganaw Takele of Ethiopia crosses the finish line during the 2019 Beijing Half Marathon in Beijing, April 14, 2019. Chernet Misganaw Takele of Ethiopia claimed the title of the women's event.[Photo/Xinhua]
Young women pose for photos with cherry blossoms at Zhongshan park in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 13, 2019. A flower appreciation event kicked off at Zhongshan Park on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
People view the cherry blossoms at Zhongshan park in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, April 13, 2019. A flower appreciation event kicked off at Zhongshan Park on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
