Beyond coal: How culture became Datong's new gold https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/5795571e-e70d-42c7-a310-2c62d200928f For more: https://www.cgtn.com/video For 1,500 years, the stone Buddhas of the Yungang Grottoes have watched over Datong, silently witnessing the changing fortunes of the city in north China's Shanxi Province. Today, they're at the heart of an unexpected new trend. Gong Cuiying and a group of local women spend their days dressing miniature "Buddha dolls" in tiny, hand-crocheted hoodies. In a city once powered by coal, these women are weaving a new kind of future, stitch by stitch, proving that Datong's greatest resource has always been its creativity. Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://goo.gl/lP12gA Download our APP on Apple Store (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls=1&mt=8 Download our APP on Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:35:42 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube Beyond coal: How culture became Datong's new gold https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/5795571e-e70d-42c7-a310-2c62d200928f All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.