With the development of the times, the new generation of young people write their struggle answers with diverse career choices. They are rooted in different fields, either empowering the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, or deepening grassroots governance, or opening up cultural markets, and outlining the professional picture books of contemporary youth with innovation and love.

  In a studio at the Future Entrepreneurship Incubation Base in Quyang County, Hebei Province, 22-year-old Liu Xushuo and other work partners are busy making clay sculptures. As the carving knife flies up and down, the face of an old man gradually becomes clearer - this is a commemorative statue of a grandmother customized by a netizen.  

  In 2023, Liu Xushuo's studio posted videos on the Internet, which not only attracted many netizens' love, but also allowed more people to learn about the new look of the ancient skill of carving.

  In Quyang, Hebei, the "hometown of Chinese sculpture", a group of carving masters gathered here, and the sculpture art is passed down here. With the development of the times, a new generation of inheritors are using digital technology to inject vitality into ancient crafts, allowing traditional stone carvings to rejuvenate in the contemporary era.  

  As a native of Quyang, Liu Xushuo grew up with the sound of chiseling stones in the jingle. Unlike his father, he learned modern skills such as clay sculpture structure, aesthetic composition, digital modeling and other modern techniques in the Quyang Sculpture School system, and promoted the sculpture culture through the Internet and other methods.

  Now, Liu Xushuo's team has expanded to 5 people. They not only create commemorative sculptures, but also teach the villagers live broadcast skills through short video platforms. Under their leadership, dozens of local carving workshops have launched a new online sales model.

  In Quyang, "post-00s" inheritors like Liu Xushuo are using digital technology to deconstruct traditional aesthetics and activate the intangible cultural heritage market with the Internet. When youthful vitality collides with ancient skills, every knife carries no longer just stones, but also an era story about cultural heritage and innovation.

  In Qinyuan Community, Taocheng District, Hengshui City, Hebei Province, "pet maintenance coordinator" Liu Yanhong was talking to the owner about pet raising experience. As the "pet care coordinator" of the community, she is not only the "guardian" of pet health, but also the "solid bond" for residents to live in harmony with pets, and bears the responsibility to solve problems related to community pets.

  Nowadays, from timely discovering and stopping uncivilized pet raising behaviors in daily patrol management, to patiently mediating pet raising disputes, resolving conflicts caused by neighbors due to pets, and then promoting the implementation of civilized pet raising standards such as pet walking, leash cleaning and stool cleaning, each of Liu Yanhong's work is closely related to the clean community environment and the quality of life of residents.

  When the pets of community residents are in small situations, they will ask her for advice as soon as possible. In the community exchange group, everyone often shares various experiences during the pet raising process. Liu Yanhong always responds to these sharings patiently.

  Liu Yanhong also organizes pet raising knowledge lectures regularly to teach residents scientific methods and techniques for pet raising. At the same time, she has always been committed to spreading the concept of civilized pet raising and actively advocating harmonious coexistence between people and pets.

  In the Fanmu Luohan Mountain Cultural and Creative Park in Chengde City, Hebei Province, a group of young people are sitting together to discuss the ideas of program arrangement and prepare for the next performance.

  Cui Yangjing, whose stage name is Cui Hehe, is the manager of Chengde's local comedy brand "Spicy Strip Comedy". In 2024, she founded this theater with a love for comedy.

  In recent years, as new comedy forms such as talk shows, manga, improvisation comedy and other new comedy forms have entered the public eye, more and more people have fallen in love with new comedy.

  With his persistence and love for comedy, Cui Yangjing led the team to continuously innovate, integrate new comedy with Chengde's local culture, and create "Ah! A series of comedy programs with unique Chengde characteristics, such as "Rehe New Year's Eve Talk Show Night".

  In order to make "spicy comedy" grow up faster, Cui Yangjing and her partners often polish their works and improve performance details together, go to various places to participate in comedy exchange activities, and study excellent comedy works.

  Since its establishment, "Spicy Strip Comedy" has provided a series of rich and diverse training activities for enthusiasts who love comedy in Chengde City, and also provided a platform for learning and communication for young people who love comedy and talk shows in Chengde.

  Coordinator: Li Jie, Wang Jian, Li Jialin

  Director: Liu Ruijuan

  Reporter: Zou Shangbo

  Video: Tang Di, Li Yang, Qian Xueqing, Li Guohao, Zhang Kai, Shang Changzhi

  Packaging: Xia Yong

  Dubbing: Cai Zihan

  Production of Xinhua News Agency Audio and Video Department

[Editor in charge: Cheng Lan]