Batik workshop, gallery create job opportunities for local residents in Guizhou
2020-12-02
Wang Fangzhou (left) guides a female worker relocated from poverty-stricken area in drawing batik patterns at a batik workshop in Danzhai county of Guizhou province in Southwest China, Dec 1, 2020. Wang Fangzhou, 40, started in August 2016 a workshop specialized in batik, a craft inherited through generations among the Miao ethnic group in Guizhou. Later on, he launched a batik experience gallery in Wanda township, a local tourist attraction. His workshop and gallery have received more than 6,000 tourists so far this year with combined sales revenue of over 300,000 yuan ($45,500). Thirteen residents relocated from poverty-stricken areas have found employment with decent salaries here. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wang Fangzhou guides a tourist in drawing batik patterns at a batik experience gallery in Danzhai county of Guizhou province in Southwest China, Dec 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wang Fangzhou guides a tourist in drawing batik patterns at a batik experience gallery in Danzhai county of Guizhou province in Southwest China, Dec 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wang Fangzhou explains a batik product to residents relocated from poverty-stricken areas at a batik workshop in Danzhai county of Guizhou province in Southwest China, Dec 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Tourists buy batik products at a batik experience gallery in Danzhai county of Guizhou province in Southwest China, Dec 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Wang Fangzhou explains a batik product to a sales assistant at a batik workshop in Danzhai county of Guizhou province in Southwest China, Dec 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
