China News Service, Linyi, January 22 (Ma Ye, Zhao Xiaodong, Wang Caiyi) The 2024 "Shandong Province Intangible Cultural Heritage Month" Launching Ceremony and "Craftsmanship to Build Dreams and Colorful Yimeng" Linyi City Intangible Cultural Heritage Spring Festival Gala was held in Yishui County on January 21 Held, intangible cultural heritage, new year goods collection, folk performances, etc. "gathered together" to provide a cultural feast for visitors from all over the world.
"Building Dreams with Ingenuity and Colorful Yimeng" Linyi City Intangible Cultural Heritage Spring Festival Gala.
Photo by Zhang Xin
More than 70 kinds of representative intangible cultural products from various counties and districts in Linyi City gathered in Yishui, kicking off a lively "New Year's Goods Fair" such as paper-cutting, dough sculptures, rope weaving, traditional crafts, and hand embroidery.
The audience can not only watch the production of intangible cultural heritage products on site, but also taste Yimeng pancakes, lion head pickles and other specialties.
"They look like flowers, but they are actually pancakes. Based on traditional pancakes, we have improved and upgraded them to make beautiful and delicious flower pancakes." Liu Yunhua, the inheritor of Yimeng pancakes from Yishui County, introduced her "unique skill".
The “New Year’s Goods Collection” at the event site.
Photo by Zhang Xin
Wang Yinghai, deputy mayor of the Linyi Municipal People's Government, said that the city has continuously improved the level of intangible cultural heritage protection and achieved great results in intangible cultural heritage protection work.
In 2023, the city will have 23 new provincial-level intangible cultural heritage inheritors and 175 municipal-level intangible cultural heritage projects.
"In this year's Intangible Cultural Heritage Month, we will organize activities such as the 'Good things left behind' cultural mass entrepreneurship and innovation achievements exhibition, 'Culture into thousands of families - live video broadcast of the Hometown Year', and a large collection of intangible cultural heritage products to bring intangible cultural heritage into the community. , enter scenic spots, enter markets, enter shopping malls, and deliver cultural feasts and intangible cultural heritage feasts to the people.”
"Building Dreams with Ingenuity and Colorful Yimeng" Linyi City Intangible Cultural Heritage Spring Festival Gala.
Photo by Zhang Xin
"The intangible cultural heritage Spring Festival Gala and the thousand-year-old county will definitely bring you a wonderful visual feast. The road is not far and the scenery is beautiful. Welcome to Yishui." Chen Shixian, secretary of the Yishui County Party Committee, took the opportunity to extend invitations to guests and friends from all over the world.
He said that in recent years, Yishui has deeply promoted the creative transformation and innovative development of intangible cultural heritage projects, revitalizing dormant intangible cultural heritage projects. Intangible cultural heritage products such as Gaoqiao hand embroidery and Yimeng small cotton-padded jackets have left Yimeng Mountain Township and become best-selling products across the country. Internet celebrity hot style.
"Building Dreams with Ingenuity and Colorful Yimeng" Linyi City Intangible Cultural Heritage Spring Festival Gala.
Photo by Zhang Xin
The party also performed intangible cultural heritage shows, situational song and dance programs such as "Little Cotton-padded Jackets from Hometown", "Intangible Cultural Heritage Accompanying You to Celebrate the New Year" and "A Bowl of Linyi Grits", and featured intangible cultural heritage elements such as hand-embroidered little tigers and guqin opera.
"This party is a feast for my eyes. It uses the form of performance to give vitality to the intangible cultural heritage. As a son and daughter of Yimeng, I am really proud." Song Shuwu, an audience member who came to the party, said.
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