Upon entering the Ethnic Costume Museum at the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, our Belarusian host, Kate, received a warm welcome from Curator Tian Hui — and a charming gift of 56 panda figurines, each adorned in the unique attire of one of China's ethnic groups.
The 3rd China Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Protection Annual Conference and the 4th Danzhai Intangible Cultural Heritage Week were held in Danzhai, Southwest China's Guizhou province, from Sept 16 to 21.
Twenty eight years ago, John Gjestrum, a Norwegian who was a board member of the International Committee of Museology, traveled to Liuzhi special district in Guizhou province to plant a tree that marked the start of the Sino-Norwegian Friendship Trees.
In the small, picturesque village of Xiaohuangcun, nestled deep in the heart of the Dong ethnic region of Congjiang county, Guizhou province, an ancient tradition still resonates.
Whether featuring a black face with a long beard and bulging eyes, or a sword-like brow with pale, heroic features, the wooden masks used in Guizhou's Dixi opera are finding fans far beyond China.
Big hills and small hills, rakes and harrows, long table feasts, these rhythms of Long Nyusanjiu's childhood in Jianhe county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, remain the wellspring of inspiration for her rare metal-thread embroidery.
"Tunpu: Six Centuries of Loyalty and Patriotism" explores the ancient Tunpu culture in Southwest China's Guizhou province.