The Invitational Exhibition of Traditional Chinese Arts and Crafts officially kicked off at Baoshan International Folk Art Museum, Shanghai on June 12, 2021. It was co-sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MOCT) and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. There were 28 intangible cultural heritage works from Hunan Province exhibited. Wang Xiaofeng, MOCT CPC Leadership Group member, and Chen Tong, Shanghai vice mayor, attended the opening ceremony.

The opening ceremony

Leaders and guests observed the Dong brocade decorative painting “Natural Ecology and Harmonious Symbiosis”.

The exhibited Hunan intangible cultural heritage works cover Liuyang oil-paper umbrella craftsmanship, Liling underglaze-colored porcelain, Hunan embroidery, Dong brocade weaving skill, Tujia brocade weaving skill, Tantou woodblock new year painting, Baoqing bamboo carving, Taoyuan wood carving, Yuezhou fan, and Miao silverware forging techniques. They presented the development of Hunan's traditional handicrafts.

Liuyang oil-paper umbrella

Liling underglaze-colored porcelain

Miao minority clothing

All the photos above were provided by correspondent Liu Bin.

The exhibition will last till July 11. The public can directly make an appointment on the National Public Cultural Cloud and the Cultural Shanghai Cloud digital platforms to visit relevant venues. Related exhibits of this exhibition will be simultaneously displayed on the National Public Cultural Cloud, Cultural Shanghai Cloud, Bilibili, and other network platforms.

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Yu Jiangjiang

Chinese source: voc.com.cn