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UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list
Dec 5, 2024
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Majiabang, Liangzhu join hands across millennia
Oct 31, 2024
Jiaxing hosted an academic exchange meeting and the establishment conference of the special committee of the Zhejiang Archaeological Society's Special Committee on Archaeological Site Parks from Oct 29 to 31.
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Haining's Xiashi lantern art shines at national expo
Oct 21, 2024
The 8th China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo recently opened at the Shungeng International Convention and Exhibition Center in Jinan.
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Haiyan-inspired sneakers unveiled at World Design Cities Conference
Sep 30, 2024
The 2024 World Design Cities Conference (WDCC), co-hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Government and UNESCO, took place in Shanghai from Sept 27 to 30.
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Ghanaian student embraces Pinghu's watermelon lantern tradition
Aug 9, 2024
To mark the Start of Autumn, the 13th solar term of the year, Ewedanu Grace Selase, a Ghanaian student known by her Chinese name of Ai Jiaying, transformed a watermelon into a lantern at the Pinghu Museum in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.
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Celebrating a decade of world heritage status for the Grand Canal
Jun 24, 2024
A decade ago, on June 22, 2014, the Grand Canal was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Journeys of discovery
Jun 11, 2024
Yao Xinguo recently landed the sweet gig of sharing his beloved zongzi (rice dumpling) techniques with visitors to a new intangible cultural heritage museum.
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Tongxiang's traditional sachet gains global popularity
Jun 4, 2024
In Tongxiang, a county-level city of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival heralds a spike in demand for Libendai, a traditional sachet with deep cultural roots.