Pingtan Folkways Museum, located in the International Research Center for Austronesian Archaeology, was built with several exhibition halls for fishing and agricultural cultures as well as folk life in Pingtan. Over 700 antiquities or tools used for production in the past were displayed there. (The logo of the Exhibition Hall for Pingtan Fishing and Agricultural Culture / Photo: Nian Wangshu ©Pingtan Times)

The scenes presented in the exhibition hall are mainly based on the hue of blue. As we walked in, an impressive image of ancient fishing by an aged fisherman jumped to our sights. It is a lifelike statue illuminated with lights, well reproducing the scenes of fishing in ancient times. (Conquering the Sea / Photo: Nian Wangshu ©Pingtan Times)

Turning to the main lobby, an eyeful antiquities of Pingtan suddenly showed up. The stone mortars, straw rain capes as well as some different cages for little crabs and octopi were orderly displayed with relevant descriptions, as if we had travelled back to the past. Amazing, isn't it? (Straw rain capes / Photo: Nian Wangshu ©Pingtan Times)

The development of history and culture in Pingtan originated from its unique insular culture, after the inheritance and promotion from generation to generation. (Visitors were reading the descriptions / Photo: Nian Wangshu ©Pingtan Times)

The heritage of Pingtan's splendid oceanic culture not only rejuvenates its thousand-year-old history, but also enriches its local culture. "The exhibits in the Pingtan Folkways Museum were collected by local collectors, conveying the great wisdom of living and high intelligence through hardworking from Pingtan people", said Lai Ming, a folkways' specialist in charge of the description for the museum.(The conventional terrines / Photo: Nian Wangshu ©Pingtan Times)