Traditional culture comes alive, again

"It is a breath of fresh air for China's variety show biz," is one of the widespread online comments for the TV show, Letters Alive.

Cultural inheritance through nut carving

Dalian nut carving, which involves turning the cores of walnuts into artworks, is an ancient folk art based on traditional meticulous sculpture. It was listed as one of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2014.

Old heritage sparkles anew

Many women in Shilan, a small town in Hunan province, are becoming embroiderers with support from the local government. They will become inheritors of Miao embroidery, a national intangible cultural heritage from the Miao people.

Pingtan hosts Chinese classics gala

The 2018 Chinese Classics Gala was held on Dec. 10 in Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone (PCPZ), Southeast China’s Fujian Province.

Art in minutes with dough figurines

Making dough figurines dates back to the late Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) and is listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage. Folk artists make the figures by hand, using wheat flour and glutinous rice flour as raw materials.

Ancient encyclopedia shown in Beijing museum

A grand exhibition showing documents related to The Yongle Canon, an ancient encyclopedia compiled in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), is ongoing at the National Museum of Classic Books in Beijing.

'Doctors' revive ancient cultural heritages

Straw-plaited artwork exhibited in Hebei

A craftsman this week exhibited his straw-plaited artwork to highlight the traditional folk art in Zhangjiakou in the Hebei province.