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Traditional Drum-making Techniques Passed Down for A Century
Xiong's leather drum, recognized as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage, has a recorded inheritance history of over 100 years. A drum is composed of a drum leather, a drum body, a bamboo m...
More >Explore Zhangjiajie in Folk Customs: Sangzhi Battle-Drum Dance
Battle-Drum Dance, a traditional dance in Sangzhi County, has been listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. It is performed by male dancers of Bai ethnic minority. The dancers hold bat...
More >3rd Hunan Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Opens in Hengyang
The 3rd Hunan Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo, as a part of the 3rd Hunan Tourism Development Conference, opened in Hengyang on September 21, 2024. The event was hosted by the Hunan Department of Cu...
More >Yuezhou Fan Shines Brightly Amid Inheritance Efforts
Yuezhou fans, alongside Hangzhou fans and Suzhou fans, are collectively known as the three great fans of China, with a history spanning nearly 400 years. In 2021, Yuezhou fan-making was included in th...
More >Hunan Zhangtou Puppetry
Hunan Zhangtou Puppetry was shortlisted for the first batch of the provincial-level intangible cultural heritage items in 2006, and the first batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage items...
More >66-year-old Artist Draws 150 Hunan Opera Facial Makeup Patterns
Xu Guozhang, 66 years old, is an inheritor of the Xiang Opera facial makeup art, which has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Changsha City. He spent three months drawing 150 facial mak...
More >Nvshu: Writing Only for Women
Nvshu, which literally means "female script," was once exclusively used by the women of Jiangyong county in Central China's Hunan Province. These slimmer and seemingly italicized variants of standard ...
More >"Dragon Head" Ready Ahead of Dragon Boat Festival
Daozhou Dragon Boat Folk Custom has been shortlisted for the fifth batch of the state-level intangible cultural heritage items, and Chen Bingshou has been designated as a provincial-level representati...
More >In Pics: Dawuliang Singing Festival Celebrated in Tongdao
The Dawuliang Singing Festival was shortlisted for Hunan's provincial intangible cultural heritage in 2006.
More >80-Year-Old Master Craftsman Inherits Traditional Porcelain Arts
Hu Wuqiang, 80 years old, is a master craftsman in Chinese arts and crafts at the national and provincial levels, and a provincial master in porcelain making crafts. He has been honored as the "only i...
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