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Traditional Tea-making Thrives in Guidong County
Driven by leading tea businesses and led by the representative inheritors of tea-making intangible cultural heritage, Guidong County has been continuously optimizing local tea-making techniques and im...
More >2025 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day Marked in Linwu County
Linwu County is the only county-level jurisdiction in Hunan Province designated as a Provincial Opera Culture Ecological Protection (Experimental) Zone.
More >Zhangjiajie City Develops Touring Route Themed on Intangible Cultural Heritage
As the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day is upcoming, Zhangjiajie City of Hunan Province has developed a touring route themed on intangible cultural heritage, so as to enrich local tourism while prote...
More >Yao People Celebrate Mud-washing Festival
In recent days, the Jiangyong County Authority has hosted a series of events for the Mud-washing Festival, attracting numerous tourists to celebrate the annual festival alongside the Yao people.
More >Young Actors Imbue Old Art of Qunqu Opera with Modernity in Hunan
The centuries-old Kunqu Opera has been listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage. In recent years, the Hunan Kunqu Oper...
More >Intangible Cultural Heritage Promoted at Schools in Jishou
Jishou City in Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture has been digging into local distinctive cultural resources in recent years, organizing intangible cultural heritage activities at schools in...
More >African Friend Experiences Meishan Martial Arts
Meishan martial arts is a traditional Chinese martial art form originated from Xinhua County, Loudi. It has been shortlisted for the fourth representatives of national-level intangible cultural herita...
More >Dragon Boat Parade Held to Celebrate Upcoming Duanwu Festival
Daozhou dragon boat has been shortlisted for national-level intangible cultural heritage items since 2021.
More >Hunan's Nvshu-themed Cultural Creative Products Gain Popularity
In recent years, Nvshu culture has gained increasing attention, with many of Nvshu-themed cultural and creative products going global through online platforms.
More >Miao People Celebrate Siyueba Festival
The Siyueba Festival is celebrated annually by the Miao people in Jishou City on the eighth day of the fourth Chinese lunar month.It has been inscribed in the third batch of China's national intangibl...
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