From Jiangxi to Zhejiang: Shi Dan's journey in hairstyling

Shi Dan won the gold medal in hairstyling at the 45th WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia, in August 2019. The event is a vocational education and skills excellence event where young specialists aged 25 and younger compete for medals in their chosen skill. Shi Dan, a 24-year-old from Shangrao, Jiangxi province, took several years to become a world champion and has since settled in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Shi won the gold medal in hairstyling at the 45th WorldSkills Competition in Kazan, Russia, in August 2019.The event is a vocational education and skills excellence event where young specialists aged 25 and younger compete for medals in their chosen skill, which was organized every two years by WorldSkills International to showcase the best in skills and promote careers for youths.