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Why do I get a funny feeling that Disney Star Wars next movie will be stealing another culture's custom outfits into their movie sets?

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Not Disney per say...It all started with Mr George Lucas.

A 1999 interview with George Lucas about the Mythology of Star Wars;


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Women in traditional costumes take part in the annual Torch Festival of Yi ethnic group held in Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)





Actors perform during the annual Torch Festival of Yi ethnic group held in Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)





People take part in the annual Torch Festival of Yi ethnic group held in Weining County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

Local people set up tents and tarps for camping on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 28, 2024. A rural folk event consisting of performances, horse racing, yak beauty contest and other activities have attracted many participants. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)



A villager leading a horse walks into a court for horse racing on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)



Local people watch activities held on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)





Local people perform Guozhuang dance on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

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A woman in traditional costumes is pictured on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 27, 2024. A rural folk event consisting of performances, horse racing, yak beauty contest, and other activities have attracted many participants. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)


Local people participate in a running activity on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)



Children rest in a tent as they enjoy leisure time on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)



Contestants rest before a horse racing activity on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)



Tourists from Chengdu City make barbecue on a grassland in Baiyu County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 27, 2024. A rural folk event consisting of performances, horse racing, yak beauty contest, and other activities have attracted many participants. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

HANGZHOU -- A new high-speed railway went into trial operation on Tuesday linking two economic heavyweights of Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in East China's Yangtze River Delta region.



Extending 260 km, the railway with a designed speed of 350 km per hour has nine stations, offering a rapid transit solution along the route threading the economic hubs of Hangzhou, Yiwu and Wenzhou in the delta area known as one of the country's most economically vibrant regions. [Photos/Xinhua]





Train attendants perform in the train G55701 running along the high-speed railway linking Hangzhou and Wenzhou cities in East China's Zhejiang province on July 30, 2024. [Photos/Xinhua]

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Tacoma Mayor, Victoria Woods, (second from left) sings with students from both Fuzhou and Tacoma on June 26. HU MEIDONG/CHINA DAILY

It's a relationship forged by history, geography and trade — among other things — and symbolized by a certain fragrance and the way it is produced.

That fragrance emanates from the process of scenting jasmine tea, an intangible cultural heritage of China and a specialty of the city of Fuzhou, Fujian province.

Fuzhou's jasmine tea is a delicate blend of green tea leaves and jasmine blossoms, and scenting the tea involves mixing jasmine buds with tea leaves overnight. In the morning the flowers are removed and the leaves dried. This process is repeated up to nine times to achieve a rich, fragrant jasmine tea.

When Victoria Woodards, mayor of the city of Tacoma in the US state of Washington, visited Fuzhou in June, she was invited to witness for herself part of this exquisite process.

"If you think about it, the scenting process symbolizes building a friendship again and again because you can't just do it once, as it doesn't last," Woodards said. "If you continue to do it over and over again, then the bond is stronger, just like the fragrance gets stronger."



Teachers and students from the Affiliated High School of Fuzhou Institute of Education and visiting students from Tacoma learn paper-cutting on June 26. HU MEIDONG/CHINA DAILY



Students from the Affiliated High School of Fuzhou Institute of Education and Lincoln High School in Tacoma show their handmade paper-cutting artwork on June 26. WANG ZHENGXING/CHINA DAILY

Teachers and students from the Affiliated High School of Fuzhou Institute of Education and visiting students from Tacoma learn paper-cutting on June 26. HU MEIDONG/CHINA DAILY





Teachers and students from the Affiliated High School of Fuzhou Institute of Education and visiting students from Tacoma enjoy a calligraphy activity on June 26. HU MEIDONG/CHINA DAILY

The immersive show Crazy Knight Order has taken up residency at the Hollick Club in Wen'an county, Hebei province. [All Photos provided to chinadaily.com.cn]





The latest offering from Mahua FunAge, a leading Chinese comedy company, was performed for the first time on Saturday at the Hollick Club, a theater in Wen'an county in Hebei province. The show will take up residency at the theater, which is roughly a two-hour drive from Beijing.

Titled Crazy Knight Order, the immersive show is designed to appeal to both children and adults, and combines a variety of elements, such as music, dance and games.



Youngsters can join the performers in playing games that develop the spirit of teamwork, while multimedia technology provides visual enjoyment in the form of castles, fires, oceans and lighting.

Mahua FunAge was founded in 2003 and is known for comedy productions such as Goodbye Mr. Loser and Wonder Family.

Tourists visit Longmenhao old street in Nan'an district in Southwest China's Chongqing, July 28, 2024. [All Photos/Xinhua]

Longmenhao old street, featuring more than 200 ancient architectures built in different forms and periods, was listed in the first batch of urban renewal pilot projects launched by Chongqing. In recent years, local authorities have been integrating natural, cultural, artistic, digital and other elements into the renovation of the street, and readjusting the layout according to its historical and cultural characteristics.

The creative renovation and upgrading have incentivized young entrepreneurs, injected new vigor into the street and attracted more visitors.



Zeng Jin, a young entrepreneur, works at her studio on Longmenhao old street in Nan'an district in Southwest China's Chongqing, July 28, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]