Some 13 items of intangible cultural heritage inherited from South China's Hainan province, mostly handicrafts works, were on exhibition Sunday during the Hainan Week at the Expo.
Children of migrant workers practice Huiyang Shiyin, a 1,000-year-old form of musical presentation with eight local traditional instruments, in Huangshi town, East China’s Fujian province, Aug 5, 2010. To keep Huiyang Shiyin alive, some elderly artists have been teaching the children for free every summer since 2005. The art form has been listed as an intangible culture heritage of Fujian.
As a professional performer of 'er ren zhuan,' 45-year-old Wang Lizhu started a tutorial center in 2006 to pass down her skills and entertain people.
The Oroqen ethnic minority, with a population of about 8,000, is the third smallest of the 55 ethnic minorities in China. During their festival, they sing songs, dance around bonfires and participate in traditional ethnic sports.
Water drum dance is a unique dance performed by the Miao ethnic minorities during their sacrificial offering ceremony.