Chai Zhanzhu, the representative inheritor of Dangyangyu kiln Jiao Tai pottery firing, works on a greenware at Dangyangyu village of Xiuwu county in Jiaozuo, Central China's Henan province, Aug 27, 2018.
China is home to a variety of handicrafts on as many mediums as one can imagine. And although some of them have died out, many remain alive thanks to innovations initiated by of artisans.
The fifth China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo will be held in Jinan, capital of Shandong province, from Sept 13 to 17, according to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
This month, many women in Shilan, a small town in Hunan province, are becoming embroiderers with support from the local government.
Sui Yiyang started out wanting to learn to play the "guqin", but he now crafts the instruments with his own hands.
Burning incense and sipping tea from a purple clay cup while appreciating traditional Chinese music is a way for many Chinese people to enjoy their leisure time, alone or with friends.
All shining with great cultures and splendid futures, three cities in China -- Xi'an, Luoyang and Sanya -- are competing for the East Asian City of Culture for 2019.
Intangible cultural heritage enthusiasts met at Beijing White Cloud Taoist Temple on July 22 to learn about Taoism and experience tai chi.
Wang Guozhun, coming from a long line of silversmiths, is now a local intangible heritage successor creating a better life for his family and his fellow villagers.
Zhou Shuying spent years injecting new life into an age-old folk craft, which saw her develop new colors, patterns and techniques. Yang Yang reports.
Actors born in 1990s answer a curtain call after a traditional puppet show at a theatre in Quanzhou, Southeast China's Fujian province, April 14, 2018.
Nearly every family in the old town of Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region owns pieces of local earthenware, whether they be dishes, cups, bottles or bowls, and those made by Tursun Zunun are the best-known.