• 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.