Millennium-old folk craft preserved in Xinjiang

Urziashim Usur is never happier than when he is making traditional Xinjiang stamped cloth with his family.

As a member of staff at the cultural center in Yengisar county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the 58-year-old undertakes traditional cloth stamping, a 1,000-year-old intangible cultural heritage.

People in Xinjiang have been making stamped cloth for centuries, using homemade wooden stamps to print patterns, such as flowers, onto white fabric.