China News Service, Heihe, August 13th (Reporter Wang Lin) On the 13th, the 2nd Heihe Cultural Industry Expo in 2022 with the theme of "Meeting Creative Heihe and Sharing a Cultural Feast" opened at the Daheihe Island Business Center. There are Russian oil paintings, Russian products, etc., as well as many intangible cultural heritage works reflecting the culture of ethnic minorities, such as mullet embroidery, birch bark painting, and fish skin painting.

　　Heihe is one of China's first open cities along the border and the northernmost free trade area in China.

At the same time, Heihe has 38 ethnic minorities including Oroqen, Ewenki, Russia, Daur and other ethnic minorities with small populations. The population of ethnic minorities is nearly 70,000.

Russian dance at the Heihe Cultural Expo Photo by Shao Qingquan

　　Distinctive regional characteristics are one of the characteristics of this year's cultural expo. Many intangible cultural heritage works with Heihe characteristics, such as mullet embroidery, birch bark painting, fish skin painting, northern red agate, woodcarving, and paper-cutting, are presented, focusing on the reflection of Oroqen and Manchu. , Daur, Russian and other ethnic minorities' life scenes and folk festivals.

Heihe Regional Characteristic Exhibits at the Cultural Expo Photo by Shao Qingquan

　　In sharp contrast is the Russian style, where oil paintings, commodities, food, cultural and creative products from Russia are all on display.

In 2022, Heihe City will focus on building a Russian painter's creative base project, relying on the Sino-Russian Oil Painting City to carry out in-depth cooperation with the Russian Artists Association, and invite professional painters to create in the Russian painters' creative base. It is expected that more than 10,000 Russian oil paintings can be created and exhibited each year.

Minority minor at Heihe Cultural Expo Photo by Wang Lin

　　The exhibition style of Chinese and Russian culture is the characteristic of Heihe Cultural Fair.

In his speech, Di Heng, member of the Standing Committee of the Heihe Municipal Party Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department, said: "In recent years, relying on its geographical advantages, Heihe has deeply tapped cultural resources and strengthened the cultivation of cultural industries.

Regional specialties and cultural and creative products exhibited by the China Healthy Village Project Photo by Wang Lin

　　This year's cultural expo includes the opening ceremony, the world's Heihe - Creative Design, Ice and Snow Economy, Cultural and Tourism Integrated Development Forum, Heihe "Da Zixiang" Cultural Creative Design Competition Award Ceremony, Heihe Summer Culture and Food Festival, Cultural Tourism Boutique Exhibition, A series of activities such as on-the-spot inspection of boutique tourist routes is a concentrated display of the development achievements of Heihe's cultural industry.

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