Heritage

Artist carves Qingming Shanghetu on bamboo
A carved bamboo box featuring the famous Song Dynasty (960-1279) painting Qingming Shanghetu, or City Life, has been amazing visitors to an ancient civilian residence in Qinzhou district, Tianshui city, Northwest China’s Gansu province.
Liangzhou Xianxiao and Hezhou Xianxiao
Liangzhou Xianxiao is an ancient folk art of storytelling that prevails in Liangzhou, Gansu province, and its surrounding areas.
Lanzhou Drum Song
The Lanzhou drum song is a popular folk art in the Lanzhou area, and is performed in the Lanzhou dialect.
Linxia Brick Carving
About 130 kilometers southwest of Lanzhou lies the famous, ancient county of Linxia -- the "Land Port of Gansu".
Qingyang Scented Sachet Embroidering
People wear scented sachets, Xiangbao in Chinese, on the Dragon Boat Festivalthat falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, to ward off evil spirits. Residents in Qingyang in eastern Gansu province are no exception.
Glittering Night Cup
The Yeguang Cup, literally "the Glittering Night Cup," is a special jade craftwork from Jiuquan in the province of Gansu in Northwest China. Jiuquan is an ancient town with a 2,000-year history.

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