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The Tiger-head Hat: A Hit from Deep in the Mountains
The tiger-head hat is a thousand-year-old folk adornment for Miao children in Xiangxi. The hat embodies how the Miao people invoke the tiger's majesty to pray for children's healthy growth. Recently, ...
More >Dong'an Black Rice
A folk saying passed down for a thousand years in Dong'an County, Yongzhou goes that "Si Yue Ba, eating black rice." On the eighth day of the fourth Chinese lunar month every year, local households fi...
More >Elon Musk's Son Puts Miao Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Spotlight with His Tiger-Head Hat
Relying on its superior quality and cultural heritage, Shibadong Village's Miao embroidery has been displayed in many authoritative cultural venues like the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, ...
More >Over-70-Year-Old Craftsman Devoted to Dragon Boat Craft for 61 Years
Daoxian County is known as the "hometown of dragon boats." In 2021, Daozhou dragon boat was listed as one of the fifth batch of China's national-level intangible cultural heritage items. Zhou Chengyun...
More >Miao Batik: A Local Heritage with International Appeal
From technique exchanges with neighboring villages, to intangible cultural heritage performances at the provincial and prefectural levels, to attracting international students for dedicated visits, Pa...
More >Herbal Heritage: Ganfenshe Festival Marks Spring Equinox with Rituals, Roots
In 2016, the Anren Ganfenshe Festival was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, as part of the "Twenty-Four Solar Terms" project, earning it the ...
More >How a Time-honored Chicken Recipe Became a Thriving Restaurant Brand in Hunan
In 2020, the Hetang free-range chicken cooking craft was recognized as a representative intangible cultural heritage item of Xiangtan, and the brand was honored as a time-honored brand in Hunan.
More >Changle Taige Performances Staged in Miluo City
The Changle Taige performance is a thousand-year-old folk tradition originating from the Sui and Tang dynasties (581-907) and thriving during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). This art form evo...
More >Intangible Cultural Heritage Weaves New Opportunities in Zhangjiajie
At the Guaiyaomei Tujia Brocade Art Museum, the craft has been transformed into fashion apparel, handbags and scarves showcased on international runways, as well as cultural and creative products dyed...
More >Exhibition on Hunan's Intangible Cultural Heritage Opens in Changsha
"Exploring Hunan's Intangible Cultural Heritage" exhibition showcases nearly 20 representative intangible cultural heritage items including Hunan embroidery, Miao embroidery, Miao painting, Dong broca...
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