How translate it to English?

民間藝人為中外來賓展現抖空竹。Chinese guest perfomers came to show off their Chinese yo-yo skills to local and foreign audiences.

香港中通社圖片。 Hong Kong Newswire pictures

以泥為胎，literally, "with mud/soil/clay as feteus", i.e. born from the mud or "made from mud" etc

遍施彩繪，displaying all over with painted bright colors

兔首人身，Rabbit's head, humanoid body

武將裝束   Drabbed in military garb

的泥塑兔兒爺深受外國來賓的歡迎。Mr. Clay Rabbit received with adoration from local and foreign audiences.

香港中通社圖片。

　　香港中通社11月7日北京電 Hong Kong, Newswire, 11Nov, Beijing TV

(記者 蘇秦粵) (Reporter, So Chun Yueh)

2014亞太經合組織(APEC)領導人峰會在北京拉開帷幕。2014 APEC Summit Leaders at the opening in Beijing

中通社記者在國家會議中心會場看到，Newswire reporter at the national conventional center saw

古色古香的中國傳統裝飾建築內外，  besides seeing the Chinese traditional architecture and decorations,

一批北京文化藝術繼承人展現抖空竹、there was a troupe of Chinese yo-yo performers,

剪紙等傳統技藝，papercutting crafts,  etc were being performed

為APEC會場添上濃濃的老北京味道。to enhance the old atmosphere of old Peking.

Note: 繼承人 = heirs.  In this context to mean the performers inherited the traditional skills from their forefathers.  However, in English, this is understood and not translated.