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37-Year-Old Acrobat Takes on 24-bench Dragon Challenge
37-year-old acrobat Zong Zhihuai balanced a spectacular "bench dragon" on his head steadily at Yueminglou Square in the Ming-Qing Ancient Alley in Yiyang City. This dragon, a towering structure made o...
More >Changsha's Drama Intangible Cultural Heritage: From Oblivion to Popularity
The Changsha Drama Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Center officially opened in Dingwangtai on April 29, 2026. The old facades were transformed into a new cultural space, creating a new base fo...
More >Yiyang-made Lanxi Double-oared Dragon Boat Makes Debut in Malacca, Malaysia
On May 31, a "Friendship" Lanxi double-oared dragon boat produced in Heshan District, Yiyang, was officially launched in Malacca, Malaysia. For the first time, this unique dragon boat made its way to ...
More >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.
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