Journeys of discovery
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Journeys of discovery

China Daily  

Visitors learn about making zongzi at the intangible cultural heritage museum recently opened by Wufangzhai, a century-old brand, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Yao Xinguo recently landed the sweet gig of sharing his beloved zongzi techniques with visitors to a new intangible cultural heritage museum. The museum was opened on May 8 by Wufangzhai, a century-old zongzi brand based in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. Yao first walks the visitors, mostly families with children, through the history and culture of traditional zongzi-making before demonstrating how to wrap the glutinous rice with bamboo leaves.

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Over 140 ICH Works featured at Confucius cultural festival
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Over 140 ICH Works featured at Confucius cultural festival

China Daily  

The recent "Handmade in Shandong" exhibition held during the 2024 China International Confucius Cultural Festival in Qufu, Shandong province, showcased a wide array of intangible cultural heritage items, including Confucian mansion stone seal carvings, Qufu kaimu wood carvings, and Zibo glass. The "Handmade in Shandong" exhibition is held during the 2024 China International Confucius Cultural Festival in Qufu, Shandong province. …

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture
6 months, 1 week ago

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture

China Daily  

A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology learn to make zongzi during an event in Zibo. A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology took part in a series of colorful activities exploring traditional Chinese culture on June 6 and 7. At the event, international students learned how to wrap zongzi from local residents, giving …

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture
6 months, 1 week ago

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture

China Daily  

A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology learn to make zongzi during an event in Zibo. A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology took part in a series of colorful activities exploring traditional Chinese culture on June 6 and 7. At the event, international students learned how to wrap zongzi from local residents, giving …

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture
6 months, 1 week ago

Intl students from Zibo show passion for Chinese traditional culture

China Daily  

A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology learn to make zongzi during an event in Zibo. A group of international students from Shandong University of Technology took part in a series of colorful activities exploring traditional Chinese culture on June 6 and 7. At the event, international students learned how to wrap zongzi from local residents, giving …

Journeys of discovery
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Journeys of discovery

China Daily  

Visitors learn about making zongzi at the intangible cultural heritage museum recently opened by Wufangzhai, a century-old brand, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. Yao Xinguo recently landed the sweet gig of sharing his beloved zongzi techniques with visitors to a new intangible cultural heritage museum. The museum was opened on May 8 by Wufangzhai, a century-old zongzi brand based in Jiaxing, Zhejiang …

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition

China Daily  

The former shop front of Wu Fang Zhai With the fresh smell of reed leaves, as well as the scent of rice and meat wafting through the air, the Wu Fang Zhai factory is a scene of orderly tension as workers prepare stacks of orders for the upcoming Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. Wu Fang Zhai, a …

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition

China Daily  

The former shop front of Wu Fang Zhai With the fresh smell of reed leaves, as well as the scent of rice and meat wafting through the air, the Wu Fang Zhai factory is a scene of orderly tension as workers prepare stacks of orders for the upcoming Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. Wu Fang Zhai, a …

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Time-honored 'zongzi' brand sticks to tradition

China Daily  

The former shop front of Wu Fang Zhai With the fresh smell of reed leaves, as well as the scent of rice and meat wafting through the air, the Wu Fang Zhai factory is a scene of orderly tension as workers prepare stacks of orders for the upcoming Duanwu Festival, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. Wu Fang Zhai, a …

A place with a sense of history
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A place with a sense of history

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A bust of Zhang Jian, a social reformer, educator and a patriotic industrial entrepreneur, at the Haonan Villa, his former residence, which is now part of the Nantong Museum. Hands-on experience Wang Zhenyu, a staff member from Nantong Chongchuan cultural tourism development company, introduced how Tangzha's old industrial sites have been turned into cultural attractions. "This event helps residents and …

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition

China Daily  

Editor's Note: Using a blend of words and visuals, this series explores unique communities and reveals the heart of China through food, architecture, craftsmanship, landscapes and traditions. One of the festival's enduring customs is eating zongzi — sweet or savory stuffed rice dumplings wrapped in plant leaves. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there is another belief that people eat zongzi …

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Zongzi tale: A taste of tradition

China Daily  

Editor's Note: Using a blend of words and visuals, this series explores unique communities and reveals the heart of China through food, architecture, craftsmanship, landscapes and traditions. One of the festival's enduring customs is eating zongzi — sweet or savory stuffed rice dumplings wrapped in plant leaves. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, there is another belief that people eat zongzi …

Amazing cultural experience wows Yantai expats
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazing cultural experience wows Yantai expats

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A hundred expats gather at a school in the Huang-Bohai New Area in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, to experience Chinese Day activities and immerse themselves in the charm of Chinese cuisine and culture. I got to experience fun activities I've never tried before, such as making traditional ink and brush paintings, playing pitching-pot, and making sugar paintings," said a …

Shandong rekindles fine traditional culture
1 year, 1 month ago

Shandong rekindles fine traditional culture

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The ninth Nishan Forum on World Civilizations in Qufu, Shandong province, is set to break new ground with expanded international participation and an unwavering commitment to openness. Shandong, the birthplace of Confucian culture and an important birthplace of Chinese civilization, adheres to tradition while also innovating, allowing traditional Chinese culture to shine in the new era, local media reported. In …

Yantai's ICH products wow Hong Kong residents
1 year, 5 months ago

Yantai's ICH products wow Hong Kong residents

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A series of celebration activities marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China was held in Hong Kong on June 30. Yantai has a long history and boasts a wide range of national and provincial ICH items such as Yantai dough modeling, paper-cutting and woolen embroidery. Many Hong Kong citizens tried their hands at making woodprint pictures and …

Yantai's ICH products wow Hong Kong residents
1 year, 5 months ago

Yantai's ICH products wow Hong Kong residents

China Daily  

A series of celebration activities marking the 26th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China was held in Hong Kong on June 30. Yantai has a long history and boasts a wide range of national and provincial ICH items such as Yantai dough modeling, paper-cutting and woolen embroidery. Many Hong Kong citizens tried their hands at making woodprint pictures and …

Hechi zongzi wins Delicious Guangxi gold award
2 years, 5 months ago

Hechi zongzi wins Delicious Guangxi gold award

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The Longevity Land of Zhuang Nationality zongzi, a Hechi local glutinous rice dumplings brand, ranked first in the snack category and won a gold award in the 2022 Delicious Guangxi selection activity, which was recently organized by the Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Longevity Land of Zhuang Nationality zongzi originated from Hechi, the first prefecture-level …

​Quzong Zongzi popular in Quzhou
2 years, 6 months ago

​Quzong Zongzi popular in Quzhou

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn| Updated :2022-06-02 Quzong Zongzi, a food shop specializing in handmade zongzi in Quzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, is very popular among local residents, especially around the Dragon Boat Festival, according to local media reports. In 2021, Quzong Zongzi was listed as an intangible cultural heritage item of Kecheng district, and the shop's zongzi have also been sold in Hebei, …

Expats celebrate Duanwu Festival at Shunjing community
3 years, 6 months ago

Expats celebrate Duanwu Festival at Shunjing community

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Shunjing community in Lixia district held an activity teaching expat students how to wrap zongzi, a festive food associated with the Duanwu Festival, on June 11. The Duanwu Festival, also known as the Dragon Boat Festival, falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and originated in the Warring States period, giving it a history of more than …

Zongzi more than just a summer holiday treat
3 years, 6 months ago

Zongzi more than just a summer holiday treat

China Daily  

How to hold a reed leaf was just one of the things I learned one evening in my mother-in-law's kitchen in rural Zhejiang province, as she schooled me and my husband Jun in a delicious family tradition. Our new creations landed in my mother-in-law's bamboo steamer, transforming them within minutes into that distinctive holiday snack known as zongzi, or rice …

Expats experience traditional Chinese culture in Ningbo town
3 years, 7 months ago

Expats experience traditional Chinese culture in Ningbo town

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An expat learns how to make zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings, in Jiulonghu town in Ningbo's Zhenhai district on May 16. The expats deepened their understanding of traditional Chinese culture after enjoying dragon and lion dances, as well as learning how to make zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings, and sachets in the town. Expats learn to play traditional Chinese music …

Confucius Museum keeps tradition alive
3 years, 9 months ago

Confucius Museum keeps tradition alive

China Daily  

An artist carves a bull pattern on a radish lamp for Lantern Festival. Zhou Chuanmei, 64, is glad that the pastry, made by patissiers at the Confucian Mansion, was listed as an intangible cultural project by the Qufu city government last year. "Confucius Mansion pastry must be made with fresh materials such as seasonal fruits," says Zhou, adding that no …

Confucius Museum keeps tradition alive
3 years, 9 months ago

Confucius Museum keeps tradition alive

China Daily  

An artist carves a bull pattern on a radish lamp for Lantern Festival. Zhou Chuanmei, 64, is glad that the pastry, made by patissiers at the Confucian Mansion, was listed as an intangible cultural project by the Qufu city government last year. "Confucius Mansion pastry must be made with fresh materials such as seasonal fruits," says Zhou, adding that no …

Chinese farmer opens private museum to preserve memories
4 years, 4 months ago

Chinese farmer opens private museum to preserve memories

China Daily  

Wang Jijia, who is a 53-year-old farmer in Zhuanglang county in Northwest China's Gansu province， founded a private museum to exhibit old items he collected over the past 30 years. Among a row of village houses with grey walls and wooden doors, a two-story building stands out not just for its height but also for the words hanging at the …

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