北京绝活（英文版）

　　IT ALL HAPPENED IN BEIJING
　　bow maker
　　making the cut
　　plate players
　　master spinner
　　eyes on the box
　　from shadows
　　master impressions
　　LUXURY GOODS, IMPERIAL STYLE
　　a dying art
　　touching lacquer
　　laying it lightly
　　what a gem
　　love set in stone
　　the class of glass
　　almost edible
　　legendary bottles
　　bronze-age revival
　　model ambitions
　　a royal tapestry
　　HANDICRAFTS OF BEIJING
　　stitches in time
　　the joy of toys
　　an unusual art
　　revealing lanterns
　　wheel of fortune
　　flying high
　　wondrous wings
　　creating a jungle
　　a touch of silk
　　beyond the mask
　　the proud hatter
　　the eyes have it
　　hands-on work
　　minature worlds
　　stolen skills
　　auspicious gourds
　　recreating the past
　　a cut above
　　trimmed treasures
　　snippets of love
　　all tied up
　　FINE TUNES, FINELY APPOINTED  ROOMS
　　with the starts
　　a true master
　　ministry of sound
　　beautiful knots
　　furnished

　　    Chen Xiaorong was born in Yahan in Northwest Chinas Shaanxi Province in 1981. She works a features reporter for China Daily, the countrys only national English newspaper. She received her BA in English language and literature from Xian International Studies University in 2004 and in 2006 started writing stories about Chinese intangible cultural heritage such as folk arts, festival ceremonies and handicrafts for the newspaper and Beijing Weekend. Her reporting has generated much positive feedback. Her interest in traditional handicrafts inspired her to pursue a masters degree in culture and arts at the China Arts Academy. In 2007, China Daily sent her to the University of Hawaii at Māmoa for a ten-month training program in journalism.

　　    《北京绝活（英文版）》 Chen Xiaorong was born in Yah'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province in 1981. She works a features reporter for China Daily， the country's only national English newspaper. She received her BA in English language and literature from Xi'an International Studies University in 2004 and in 2006 started writing stories about Chinese intangible cultural heritage such as folk arts， festival ceremonies and handicrafts for the newspaper and Beijing Weekend. Her reporting has generated much positive feedback. Her interest in traditional handicrafts inspired her to pursue a master's degree in culture and arts at the China Arts Academy. In 2007， China Daily sent her to the University of Hawai'i at Māmoa for a ten-month training program in journalism.