China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Guide

Preface
China's intangible cultural heritage boasts a long and unbroken tradition, tracing back to various periods of ancient civilizations. These cultural heritages are traditional cultural expressions handed down through generations by people of all ethnic groups and regarded as an integral part of their cultural heritage, along with objects and venues related to these expressions. The feature: living and Heritable in the history and culture.

China's intangible cultural heritage is diverse, encompassing ten major categories: folk literature, traditional music, traditional dance, traditional theater, folk art forms, traditional sports, games, and acrobatics, traditional fine arts, traditional crafts, traditional medicine, and folklore.

 1. Calligraphy: The Forbidden City, Beijing - The Royal Elegance in Ink and Brush
The Forbidden City is a treasure house of calligraphy art. Visitors can appreciate precious ink calligraphy by emperors and renowned calligraphers throughout history here, feeling the grandeur and delicacy of royal calligraphy. Many visitors try to practice in the studio to get the feeling while a brush in the hand and ink fly on the paper.

2.Painting: Guilin Yangshuo - An Artistic Feast Amidst Mountains and Rivers
Guilin Yangshuo, with its unique karst landform and picturesque scenery, attracts countless tourists from all over the world. If you are a visitor in there,don`t just admire the poetic landscape but also join a painting class, creating your own landscape paintings and take it to home.

 3.Sculpture: Longmen Grottoes, Luoyang - Stone Carvings in Buddhist Art
Longmen Grottoes, one of China's Four Great Grottoes, house numerous exquisite Buddhist stone carvings. These sculptures not only demonstrate the depth of Buddhist culture but also reflect the superb craftsmanship of ancient artisans. While exploring Longmen Grottoes, visitors can carefully appreciate these stone carvings and feel the dual charm of religion and art they carry.

4.Architecture: Summer Palace, Beijing - The Architectural Paragon of Royal Gardens
The Summer Palace in Beijing, an outstanding representative of ancient Chinese royal gardens, blends the delicacy of Jiangnan (south of the Yangtze River) gardens with the grandeur of northern gardens. As visitors stroll along Kunming Lake and wander through the corridors and the Buddha Pagoda, they can not only admire the stunning scenery of the royal garden but also deeply appreciate the ingenuity and craftsmanship of ancient Chinese architectural art.

 5.Music: Ancient City of Xi'an - Echoes of Ancient Music in Tang Dynasty's Legacy
Xi'an, known as Chang'an in ancient times, is one of the birthplaces of Tang Dynasty music. Visitors could attend some special cultural events to listen to restored Tang Dynasty court music, like Tang dance-music performances, listen the beauty of ancient music that spans millennia. If you are lucky, you may even have a chance to learn to play simple Tang Dynasty instruments, personally experiencing the ancient music.

 6.Dance: Dai Peacock Dance in Xishuangbanna - The Perfect Fusion of Agility and Harmony
The Dai Peacock Dance in Xishuangbanna captivates visitors with its unique dance movements and melodious tunes. You can watch peacock dance performances here and try the dance lessons to bring you the happiness of ethnic people.

7.Costume: Miao Ethnic Group's Costumes in Southeast Guizhou - Stories and Tradition Behind the Gorgeous Attire
The Miao ethnic group's costumes in Southeast Guizhou are renowned for their exquisite embroidery and unique silver ornaments. We can watch the exhibitions and performances by the Miao costumes here and even experience trying on their clothes or even making a Miao costumes yourselves, just don`t be shy!