The art of rattan weaving has gone long past its heyday in Singapore. Rattan is used for a variety of purposes, more notably in the making of furniture, handicraft, and as building materials or ...

In the heart of Cambodia, a centuries-old tradition is alive and flourishing. In the commune of Bralay, Kampong Thom province, nearly 200 families are keeping the art of ropeak (rattan) weaving ...

Another exhibitor at the expo Chen Qinghe, 78, comes from Anxi county in Fujian province. He is also a master of a Chinese arts craft that pays attention to a material that's normally underestimated.

Deng Feifei displays one of her rattan-woven works. [Photo provided to China Daily] In the rattan-weaving museum in Huangguan town, Shaanxi province, Deng Feifei runs her fingers along the curves of a ...

A trainee makes bamboo furniture at Kamenge handicraft vocational training center in Bujumbura, Burundi, June 21, 2023. Teams of Chinese experts have been conducting vocational training on handicrafts ...