East China’s Jiangsu province held a series of cultural events on Saturday to mark the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day.
The main venue activity of the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day in Jiangsu was held in Yancheng city on Saturday under the theme of Protection of Revolutionary Cultural Relics and Inheritance of Red Genes.
The New Fourth Army Historical Relics Exhibition reminded the visitors of the arduous journey of the New Fourth Army and its deep love of the people through the exhibition of the yellowish photos and hundreds of precious revolutionary relics.
In the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, the inheritor of the Nantong clay figurine combined traditional dough and anime cartoons with full creativity. The vivid Nanjing shadow play, the exquisite Yangzhou embroidery, the elegant and exquisite Suzhou incense fans, the live show of each intangible cultural heritage inheritor tell us the unique charm of the traditional culture.
More than 160 intangible cultural heritages from the cities along the Grand Canal were displayed at an intangible cultural heritage exhibition in Huai’an city.
In Xuzhou, Pizhou lion dance, Xuzhou suona唢呐, Xinyi straw rain cape and many others demonstrated the cultural characteristics of Xuzhou as the inheritor of the ancient Chu and Han Kingdoms.
Intangible cultural heritage masters of combs, random stitch embroidery and inkpad in Changzhou amazed the visitors with their stunt skills.
Performances of more than 50 intangible cultural heritages such as the Hongze Lake fishing drums and wooden fishing boat production techniques showcased the original taste of the Great Lakes culture.
Set by the State Council for the second Saturday in June, the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day marks a significant step in China's cultural development and heritage preservation, and is renewing public interest in traditional Chinese culture – especially among younger generations.
