| UPDATED: July 9, 2010 NO. 28 JULY 15, 2010 | | A World of Art | | Exquisite handicrafts, antique or modern, are on display at the World Expo in Shanghai. These items showcase their creator's remarkable craftsmanship and the cultures of their places of origin | | | |
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BELARUS HANDICRAFTS: Handicrafts exhibited at the Belarus Pavilion on May 11 (ZHAO GE) |
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BRUNEI ARTIFACTS: A visitor enjoys crafts in the Brunei Pavilion on May 17 (XU JIAJUN) |
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SAND ART BOTTLES: Drawings in bottles of sand displayed in the Jordan Pavilion. Multi-colored sand is funneled into a spinning bottle to formulate images of camels, the sun and desert (LUO XIAOGUANG) |
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CHINESE FOLK CRAFTS: Artisans from the Oroqen ethnic group in China's Heilongjiang Province demonstrate how to make handicrafts with birch tree bark on the Baosteel Stage at the World Expo site on June 9 (WANG JIANWEI) |
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MEXICAN HANDICRAFTS: The huge vases showcased at the Mexico Pavilion (JIANG LIN) |
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