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A destination to treasureLong takes a group photo with ethnic Dong singers in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou.[Photo provided to China Daily]One of the videos featured on Long Yan's account on the short-video platform Douyin is a tour through the stunning natural landscape and folk customs...
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Thai princess takes in Chinese tea cultureThailand princess Sirivannavari Nariratana (center) sips tea with Chinese ambassador to Thailand Han Zhiqiang and his wife at a tea-themed cultural salon at the Chinese embassy in Bangkok on May 3, 2023. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]AYajicultural salon,Tea for Harmony, was h...
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Living Heritage: KunquMelodious, exquisite and sentimental. These romantic features make Kunqu Opera one of the most loved art forms in China.Born in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, Kunqu Opera distinguished itself by the virtuosity of its rhythmic patterns and became widely popular during the Ming Dynasty (13...
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Huaxian Shadow Play: A Treasure of PuppetryIn Huaxian and its surrounding counties, shadow puppetry troupes are always invited to perform at weddings and funerals.Shadowplay is a form of opera that is performed by musicians that manipulate puppets to tell a story whose shadows are cast on an illuminated screen. This form of theat...
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Promotion of intangible cultural heritage to enhance tourismPerformers stage a fish-shaped lantern dance, a local intangible cultural heritage art, at Huizhou ancient town in Huangshan, Anhui province, in January. [PHOTO BY SHI YALEI/FOR CHINA DAILY]The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has called for efforts to promote the integration of intangible cultural h...
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Dazzling Zigong lantern show attract tourists from home and abroadPhoto taken shows lantern sets at the lantern fair in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (People's Daily Online/Sheng Chuyi) The Zigong lantern show is a national intangible cultural heritage that originated in Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The history...
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