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  • 2025/08/04

    Delicate wares exhibit county's resilience

    Blanc de Chine, or "white from China", originated in a small town in Fujian that has grown to become a big name internationally. Blanc de Chine is the French name given to porcelain goods made in Dehua.
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Shadow stone carving

    Shadow stone carving, a distinctive stone sculpture technique rooted in Xiamen city's Huli district — with extensions to Kinmen, Taiwan and to Southeast Asia.
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Liuhe Quan (Fujian Liuhemen)

    The Liuhe Quan (or six harmonies fist), representing Fujian Liuhemen — a renowned branch of the Northern Shaolin martial arts — is widely practiced across East China's Fujian province, especially in the cities of Fu...
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Jinge

    Jinge, originally known as "Za Jinge" (or assorted brocade songs), is a traditional narrative singing art that thrived across the southern plains of East China's Fujian province.
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Nanping Nanci

    Nanping Nanci, a traditional narrative singing art that originated in East China's Fujian province in its northern Nanping region, traces its roots back to the Jiaqing period (1796-1820) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
  • 2025/07/31

    National ICH: Firing technique of Jianyao Jianzhan

    Jianyao was one of the famous ancient kiln sites in China, thriving during the Song dynasties. Jianzhan, the most well-known product to be produced at the site, was also one of the finest tea utensils of the Song Dyna...
  • 2025/07/31

    National ICH: Putian woodcarving

    Woodcarving is a traditional craft that popular in Putian, Fujian province. It has been recognized as an expanded national intangible cultural heritage item in the traditional fine arts category.
  • 2025/07/31

    National ICH: Puppet Show (Jinjiang Glove Puppetry)

    The southern school of Glove Puppetry, popular in the southern Fujian province, traces its origins to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960), as recorded in historical texts.
  • 2025/07/30

    National ICH: Puppet Show (Quanzhou Marionette Show)

    The Quanzhou Marionette Show dates back to the Qin (221-206 BC) and Han (206 BC-AD 220) dynasties and spread to East China's Fujian province during the Jin (317-420) and Tang (618-907) dynasties.
  • 2025/07/30

    National ICH: Quanzhou beiguan music

    Beiguan is a type of silk-and-bamboo music widely popular in Quangang district, Quanzhou in Fujian province, and is also performed by beiguan ensembles in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and other regions.
  • 2025/07/30

    National ICH: Huangshi Huiyang Shifan music

    Shifan music derives its name from the ensemble's use of 10 traditional instruments crafted from silk, bamboo, hide, wood and metal.
  • 2025/07/30

    National ICH: Legend of Chen San and Wu Niang

    The Legend of Chen San and Wu Niang tells the romantic story of Chen San from Quanzhou, Fujian province.
  • 2025/07/30

    National ICH: Minnan nursery rhymes

    Minnan nursery rhymes are children's folk songs created and sung in the Minnan dialect, which are popular in southern Fujian, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities in Southeast Asia.
  • 2025/07/29

    National ICH: She ethnic marriage custom

    The She ethnic marriage custom is popular in the eastern Fujian province and is listed in the fourth batch of China's national-level intangible cultural heritage as a representative project in the folk customs category.
  • 2025/07/29

    National ICH: Tanyang tea craftsmanship

    Tangyang tea is a fully fermented tea that originated in Tangyang village in Fu'an city.
  • 2025/07/29

    National ICH: Xiamen bead embroidery

    Xiamen bead embroidery was included in the expanded projects of the traditional art category in the fifth batch of national representative intangible cultural heritage items.
  • 2025/07/29

    National ICH: The Maxian belief custom

    The Maxian belief custom, popular in Zherong county of Ningde, Fujian province, is listed as a folk custom in the fourth batch of the National Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage items.
  • 2025/07/29

    National ICH: Quanzhou lion dance

    The Quanzhou lion dance was included in the fifth batch of national-level representative intangible cultural heritage items, in the expanded traditional sports, entertainment, and acrobatics category.
  • 2025/07/28

    National ICH: Gezai Opera (Xiamen city)

    Gezai Opera is a Minnan dialect opera genre that developed from folk singing in southern Fujian province. It incorporates elements from various operatic forms such as Gaojia Opera.
  • 2025/07/28

    National ICH: Gezai Opera (Zhangzhou city)

    Gezai Opera is a Minnan dialect opera genre that developed from folk singing in southern Fujian province. It incorporates elements from various operatic forms such as Gaojia Opera.
  • 2025/07/25

    National ICH: Gaojia Opera (Xiamen)

    Gaojia Opera, also known as Yijia Opera, is a traditional local opera genre originating from southern Fujian province. It is popular in the dialect-speaking areas of southern Fujian province, Taiwan and among overseas...
  • 2025/07/25

    National ICH: Gaojia Opera (Quanzhou)

    Gaojia Opera, also known as Yijia Opera, is a traditional local opera genre originating from southern Fujian province.
  • 2025/07/24

    National ICH: Shouning Beilu Opera

    Beilu Opera, also known as Fujian luantan or Hengshao Opera, is a regional traditional Chinese opera that emerged in the mid-Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
  • 2025/07/23

    National ICH: Fuzhou Chiyi

    Fuzhou Chiyi is a traditional Chinese narrative singing art that originated in Fuzhou, and which spread to Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, as well as to overseas Chinese communities in Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia and othe...
  • 2025/07/23

    National ICH: Yong'an Daqiang Opera

    Originating in the mid-Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Yong'an Daqiang Opera belongs to the Yiyang school of opera, a traditional genre from Yiyang county in East China's Jiangxi province.
  • 2025/07/22

    National ICH: Fuzhou Pinghua

    Fuzhou Pinghua is a unique storytelling art form narrated in the Fuzhou dialect, interspersed with a cappella singing.
  • 2025/07/22

    National ICH: Min Opera

    Min Opera, also known as Fuzhou Opera, is the only existing Chinese opera performed entirely in the Fuzhou dialect. It is popular in central, eastern, and northern Fujian province in eastern China, as well as in Taiwa...
  • 2025/07/21

    National ICH: Minxi Han Opera

    Minxi Han Opera, formerly known as waijiang xi or luantan, is a major traditional opera genre in East China's Fujian province.
  • 2025/07/18

    National ICH: Taining Meilin Opera

    Meilin Opera, commonly known as tuxi or tujing xi, is a local opera genre, primarily performed in Taining and other counties in East China's Fujian province.
  • 2025/07/18

    National ICH: Siping Opera (Zhenghe county)

    Siping Opera, also known as Siping xi, or Sipeng xi, originated from Yiyang qiang, a traditional opera from Yiyang county in East China's Jiangxi province.
  • 2025/07/18

    National ICH: Siping Opera (Pingnan county)

    Siping Opera, also known as Siping xi, or Sipeng xi, originated from Yiyang qiang, a traditional opera from Yiyang county in East China's Jiangxi province.
  • 2025/07/17

    National ICH: Puxian Opera

    Puxian Opera, originally known as Xinghua Opera, is one of the oldest surviving opera genres in China. It blends singing, dancing, and spoken dialogue under the influence of contemporary zaju (an opera genre).
  • 2025/07/17

    National ICH: Liyuan Opera

    Originating in Quanzhou during the Song-Yuan period (960-1368), Liyuan Opera boasts over 800 years of history.
  • 2025/07/16

    National ICH: Pingjiang Opera

    Pingjiang Opera is a distinctive traditional theater art flourishing in the Mindong region (eastern Fujian) and it's recognized as a key precursor to Min Opera.
  • 2025/07/15

    National ICH: Lantern Art (Quanzhou Festive Lantern)

    The Quanzhou Festive Lantern originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), flourished during the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties, and has continued to this day.
  • 2025/07/15

    National ICH: Zhangzhou woodblock New Year paintings

    Zhangzhou woodblock New Year paintings are primarily produced in Xiangcheng district of Zhangzhou and circulated throughout the Minnan (southern Fujian) and Lingnan (areas surrounding Guangdong) regions.
  • 2025/07/11

    When hairpins meet landscapes: Intangible cultural heritage comes alive in daily life

    Recently, in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian province, "cork carving hair accessories" have gone viral on social media, captivating locals and tourists alike.
  • 2025/07/03

    National ICH: Zaju Zuochang Opera

    Zaju Zuochang Opera, also known as Fengchang Opera and Kuogong Opera, is a traditional form of theatre included in the fifth batch of national representative intangible cultural heritage items.
  • 2025/07/03

    National ICH：Yi dance

    Yi dance is the highest-level ritual dance dedicated to foreign dignitaries in ancient China. It was included as a traditional dance in the fifth batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage items.
  • 2025/07/02

    National ICH: Master Sanping worship

    Worship of Master Sanping is mostly practiced in southern Fujian and eastern Guangdong, but is well-known in China's Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, as well as in Southeast Asian countries.

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