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Four Projects in Hunan Inscribed as China Nationally Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Systems
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs recently announced the eighth batch of the China Nationally Important Agricultural Cultural Heritage Systems (China-NIAHS).
More >Miao Cultural Heritage "Revitalized" in Shibadong Village
Shibadong Village is the core area of the Wuling Mountain (Xiangxi) Tujia and Miao Cultural Ecological Protection Zone and was included in the fourth batch of State protection list of traditional vill...
More >Chengbu Miao Quan "Fights" Its Way out of Mountains
As the sixth-generation inheritor of this martial art, Chen Benzhao has dedicated over half a century to bringing Miao Quan from remote mountains onto the national intangible cultural heritage list as...
More >Tujia Liuyueliu Folk Culture Event Held in Zhangjiajie
The 2026 Zhangjiajie "Tujia Liuyueliu" Folk Culture Carnival was held in Dayong Ancient Town, Zhangjiajie City on July 19. It integrated traditional Tujia folk customs with trendy activities, innovati...
More >Huayao Cross-Stitch: Flowers Blossom Through Needles and Threads
On Huxing Mountain in Longhui County, Shaoyang City, Hunan, a traditional handicraft skill—cross-stitch embroidery—has been handed down from generation to generation among Huayao women. Cross-stitch...
More >Shigu Oil-paper Umbrella Makes a Splash at CHN Gift Expo
Shigu oil-paper umbrella crafting technique has been included in Hunan's provincial-level intangible cultural heritage list. The umbrella ribs are evenly assembled, the umbrella surface is pliable and...
More >Covered Bridges in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County
Covered bridges are so common in Tongdao Dong Autonomous County, Huaihua, that wherever there is a river, there is a covered bridge. At present, 20 covered bridges in the county have been officially d...
More >Hengshan Shadow Play
Hengshan Shadow Play, a national-level ICH item rooted in Hengshan County, was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014 as a vital component of Chinese shadow ...
More >Shibadong-Palace Museum Co-branded Mugwort Hammers Gain Steady Popularity
Shibadong Village's Miao embroidery team partnered with the Palace Museum design team to launch co-branded products. The same year, Miao embroidery cultural creations made their debuts at the cultural...
More >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...
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