Articles for Heritage Culture

Craftsmanship and entrepreneurship contribute to rural vitalization in Ningbo
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Craftsmanship and entrepreneurship contribute to rural vitalization in Ningbo

China Daily  

Ceramic tableware is displayed at Strawberry Cafe in Yongwang village. We believe that only through the dual inheritance of culture and commerce can the skills of intangible cultural heritage truly be passed on," said Zhang Shaohua, brand director of Yong's Gourmet. In addition, to meet the housing needs of young talent in scientific research and entrepreneurship in the neighboring region, …

Youth Entrepreneurship
Zhejiang plan focuses on cultural heritage
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Zhejiang plan focuses on cultural heritage

China Daily  

People dressed in folk costumes tour an ICH fair during the launch meeting. The Zhejiang provincial department of culture, radio, television and tourism recently issued an action plan for intangible cultural heritage inheritance. The plan proposed to establish 1,000 ICH workshops and stage 200 ICH-themed fashion shows by 2027. At the launch ceremony of the plan in Yuhang district of …

Zhejiang Ich
Prince Kung's Palace Museum to Showcase Intangible Cultural Heritage Between Beijing and Macao
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Prince Kung's Palace Museum to Showcase Intangible Cultural Heritage Between Beijing and Macao

China Daily  

Prince Kung's Palace Museum and Macao launch a plan to promote traditional Chinese culture in Beijing and Macao. The initiative focuses on integrating traditional cultural elements with modern life through innovative contemporary design, fostering public interest and recognition of traditional culture.

Global Cultural Awareness Intangible Cultural Heritage Traditional Culture Culture Exchange Beijing
Intriguing Journey Through Intangible Culture: MGM 2049 Takes Center Stage in Macao
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Intriguing Journey Through Intangible Culture: MGM 2049 Takes Center Stage in Macao

China Daily  

MGM 2049, a new show featuring intangible cultural heritage, is set to debut in December at the MGM Theater in Macao. The show, created in collaboration with renowned director Zhang Yimou, will consist of eight segments showcasing various forms of cultural heritage, including Mongolian throat singing, northern Shaanxi storytelling, Miao songs, and yangko dance. The premiere will be a tribute …

Entertainment Culture Arts International
Protection of major grottoes emphasized
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Protection of major grottoes emphasized

China Daily  

Tourists visit the Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu province, in June. As part of Xi's four-day trip to Gansu province last week, Zhao accompanied the president on a fact-finding trip to the Maijishan Grottoes, one of China's four major grottoes sites. China's vast landscape is home to nearly 6,000 cave temples, and the Chinese president lauded the nation's major grottoes …

Culture Heritage China Cultural Chinese Sites Zhao
Axis becomes center of attention
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Axis becomes center of attention

China Daily  

The Drum tower is one of the landmark attractions along the Beijing Central Axis. In the short term, cultural exploration activities for the Beijing Central Axis will be organized to further optimize tourism routes and update and standardize the explanations provided by tour guides, thus better satisfying summer vacationers. More tourism products featuring digital, immersion and learning experiences along the …

Tourism Beijing Central Zhang Huang Axis
Wuxi's Grand Canal showcases cultural heritage and tourism potential in overseas promotion season
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Wuxi's Grand Canal showcases cultural heritage and tourism potential in overseas promotion season

China Daily  

A panoramic view of the Grand Canal scenic area, with high-rise buildings looming in the background, in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. The Grand Canal Tourism Overseas Promotion Season, inaugurated on April 1 in collaboration with eight provinces and cities along the canal, presented the natural beauty, cultural legacy, and social customs of the Grand Canal to both domestic and international audiences. …

Culture Tourism China Cultural Heritage Cultural Wuxi Grand
Guilin Classics brand showcases natural allure, cultural heritage
11 months, 1 week ago

Guilin Classics brand showcases natural allure, cultural heritage

China Daily  

As one of the first group of national historical and cultural cities, Guilin boasts 10 representative symbols known as "Guilin Classics". The Guilin Classics brand showcases the city's unique regional characteristics and rich historical and cultural heritage. Elephant Trunk Hill, resembling a giant elephant, is a symbol of the profound and enduring cultural heritage of Guilin's landscape, while the Water …

Cultural Heritage Cultural Guangxi River Guilin Liu Sanjie Yangshuo
Central Axis competition gears up to host Beijing ceremony
1 year ago

Central Axis competition gears up to host Beijing ceremony

China Daily  

Judges conduct a final evaluation of the video and image section. Around 50,000 students from Beijing's primary and middle schools joined the competition, among which 120 individuals or groups advanced to the final round, including international students from 11 countries. "Promoting and inheriting the culture of Beijing's Central Axis requires public participation, and the young ambassadors gave dynamic presentations based …

Beijing Central Axis
Heze city's culture under spotlight in Brazil
1 year, 2 months ago

Heze city's culture under spotlight in Brazil

China Daily  

Students at Escola Municipal Isolina Ceccon, a school in Colombo, show paper-cutting artworks from Heze on Oct 30. A variety of cultural heritage products from Heze, a city of East China's Shandong province recently grabbed the spotlight at an exhibition in Colombo, a city in the Southern Brazilian state of Parana. The exhibition "Friendly Shandong, Remarkable Shandong", which was hosted …

Culture Cultural City Colombo Shandong Exchange Heze
A dazzling display of State’s art and culture
1 year, 2 months ago

A dazzling display of State’s art and culture

The Hindu  

This year’s Vijayadashami procession could be described as one of the longest as it had 150 participants. In total, the procession had 49 tableaux including one from every district and 88 cultural troupes with about 50 art themes. Notwithstanding, the caparisoned elephants led by Abhimanyu, which carried the 750-kg golden howdah, were the star attractions of the Dasara procession that …

Art Temple Procession Tableau Tableaux
The Taliban embrace cultural heritage
1 year, 5 months ago

The Taliban embrace cultural heritage

Hindustan Times  

When the Taliban barrelled into Kabul in August 2021, the curators of Afghanistan ’s national museum stashed away its pre-Islamic treasures. During the Islamists’ previous spell in power, the Taliban minister of finance led an axe-wielding wrecking crew to smash up thousands of the pre-Islamic artefacts bequeathed by Afghanistan’s staggeringly rich history. “Totally, their mentality has changed.” The Taliban, who …

Museum Taliban Kabul
Culture and tourism shows set to draw in the public
1 year, 9 months ago

Culture and tourism shows set to draw in the public

China Daily  

Creative cultural items from Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, displayed at the 16th China Yiwu Cultural and Tourism Products Trade Fair held in September 2021. While the 2023 Intangible Cultural Heritage Brand Summit will be held in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, from Thursday to Saturday, the 17th China Yiwu Cultural and Tourism Products Trade Fair will kick off in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, on …

Tourism Heritage Trade Products Cultural Intangible Cultural Heritage Intangible
From oil to coffee: A prince’s campaign to rebrand Saudi identity
1 year, 10 months ago

From oil to coffee: A prince’s campaign to rebrand Saudi identity

LA Times  

As diplomatic victories go, it may not seem like much: The United Nations recognized the Khawlani coffee bean as part of the “intangible cultural heritage” of Saudi Arabia. “It always upheld symbols associated with Islam, so Saudis didn’t grow up with national symbols like others did.” National Day, marking the proclamation of Saudi Arabia as a kingdom in 1932, was …

Culture Heritage Religious Islam National Coffee Saudi Arabia
Arittapatti: a picture of rich heritage, culture and biodiversity
2 years, 1 month ago

Arittapatti: a picture of rich heritage, culture and biodiversity

The Hindu  

“Arittapatti undu, azhagaana dharmam undu, Mangulam mandhai undu, madhipaana ennam undu,” says C. Murugeswari, one of the native environmentalists who hold dear the sanctity of Arittapatti, a quintessential village located 25 km away from Madurai, which was recently notified as Tamil Nadu’s first Biodiversity Heritage Site. “They indicate that two persons or donors – Sizhivan Adhinan Veliyan of Nelveli and …

Tamil Nadu Water Jain Village Rich Malai Arittapatti
Recent report inspires Fujian to develop in various aspects
2 years, 2 months ago

Recent report inspires Fujian to develop in various aspects

China Daily  

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2022-10-19 Forty delegates from East China's Fujian province who are attending the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China have spent the last two days studying and discussing an important report delivered to the congress, said Zhang Yan, member of the Fujian Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, at a media conference on …

Culture China Zhang Develop Fujian Province
Ukrainian borshch soup culture added to UNESCO heritage list
2 years, 6 months ago

Ukrainian borshch soup culture added to UNESCO heritage list

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv hails the move, saying Ukraine has won the ‘borshch war’, while a Russian official slams ‘xenophobia’. On Twitter, the agency said the process of cooking borshch soup has been “threatened by the fragmentation of communities due to war but is a symbol of hope for them”. Kyiv hailed the move, with Ukraine’s culture minister Oleksandr Tkachenko saying on Telegram …

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A heritage showcase
2 years, 11 months ago

A heritage showcase

China Daily  

The Winter Olympic Village in Beijing welcomes the participants from around the world with an exhibition featuring artworks and intangible heritage items. Vivid dough sculptures, statues of tu'er ye, cloisonne works and lanterns greet the eyes as one enters the Culture China exhibition zone at the new Winter Olympic Village in Beijing. The ground features an image of the Grand …

Culture Beijing Zhang
Palestinian embroidery added to UNESCO cultural heritage list
3 years ago

Palestinian embroidery added to UNESCO cultural heritage list

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian PM welcomes move by UN agency as an important step to ‘protect our Palestinian identity, heritage and narrative’. Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The United Nations cultural agency has added the art of traditional Palestinian embroidery to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Palestinian embroidery – or “tatreez” – is an artistic tradition passed down through generations that involves hand-stitching …

Culture Heritage Women Embroidery Intangible Cultural Heritage Palestinian Israel
South Asian heritage isn’t solely about food and cultural identity – it’s deeply linked to anti-racism too
4 years, 4 months ago

South Asian heritage isn’t solely about food and cultural identity – it’s deeply linked to anti-racism too

The Independent  

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China, Italy welcome cultural and tourism feast in 2020
4 years, 11 months ago

China, Italy welcome cultural and tourism feast in 2020

China Daily  

As part of the major events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Italy diplomatic ties, the 2020 China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism will open with a concert at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome on Jan 21, said Chinese and Italian officials in Beijing on Wednesday. We both have 55 UNESCO world heritage sites, tied for …

Tourism Heritage Italy China Cultural Heritage Italian Cultural
China, Italy welcome cultural and tourism feast in 2020
4 years, 11 months ago

China, Italy welcome cultural and tourism feast in 2020

China Daily  

As part of the major events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Italy diplomatic ties, the 2020 China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism will open with a concert at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome on Jan 21, said Chinese and Italian officials in Beijing on Wednesday. We both have 55 UNESCO world heritage sites, tied for …

Tourism Heritage Italy China Cultural Heritage Italian Cultural