• 2025/08/11

    National ICH: Ruiyun Siyueba Festival

    The Ruiyun Siyueba Festival is one of the most important traditional customs of the She ethnic community in Ruiyun She village — located in Xiamen She Ethnic township, in Fuding city, in Fujian province.
  • 2025/08/11

    National ICH: Craftsmanship of oolong tea (Zhangping Shuixian Tea)

    The craftsmanship of Zhangping Shuixian Tea is one of the representative techniques of Oolong tea production in China, practiced in Zhangping, Fujian province, and its surrounding areas.
  • 2025/08/11

    National ICH: Traditional brewing techniques of red yeast rice wine

    As one of China's most representative traditional brewing techniques, red yeast rice wine production flourishes across Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Taiwan provinces and in the Southeast Asian Chinese communit...
  • 2025/08/11

    National ICH: Wuyi rock tea (Da Hong Pao) craftsmanship

    Nestling in northwest Fujian province, Wuyishan, a county-level city — home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site and China's exclusive "Hometown of Tea Art" — is the birthplace of rock tea.
  • 2025/08/11

    National ICH: Xiamen lacquer thread sculpture technique

    With a history spanning over three centuries, Xiamen's lacquer thread sculpture represents a living continuation of ancient Chinese Buddhist statue craftsmanship.
  • 2025/08/11

    National ICH: Fuzhou Bodiless Lacquerware

    Originating from the innovation of master Shen Shao'an during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Fuzhou bodiless lacquerware stands out for its unique cloth or wood mold techniques and its exquisite surface decorations.
  • 2025/08/08

    National ICH: Longyan Tea-picking Dance

    The Longyan Tea-picking Dance is a folk dance that integrates singing, opera and dance, widely popular in urban and rural areas of Longyan, Fujian province.
  • 2025/08/07

    National ICH: Mazu Festival

    Mazu Festival, a major event held annually on Mazu's birthday, the 23rd day of the third lunar month, takes place on Meizhou Island in Fujian province.
  • 2025/08/07

    National ICH: Dragon Boat Festival custom in Shishi

    The Dragon Boat Festival custom in Shishi, Fujian province, also known as the Fujian-Taiwan ferry ritual, is a vibrant water-based celebration held by people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Hanjiang town, Shis...
  • 2025/08/07

    National ICH: Art of traditional incense making in Fujian

    The art of traditional incense making in Fujian province, represented by regions like Dapu town in Yongchun county, Quanzhou and Haicang district in Xiamen, stands as a hallmark of China's rich cultural heritage.
  • 2025/08/05

    National ICH: Puppet Show (Minxi Hakka Puppet Show)

    Minxi Hakka Puppet Show is a traditional opera form rooted in the Hakka communities of southwestern Fujian province. Its origins can be traced back to the Song (960-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties.
  • 2025/08/05

    National ICH: Puppet Show (Zhangzhou Glove Puppetry)

    Traditionally known as the Marionette Show, the Puppet Show is a form of opera whose performers manipulate puppets to enact stories. Originating in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) and flourishing in the Qing Dynasty (...
  • 2025/08/04

    Delicate wares exhibit county's resilience

    Blanc de Chine, or "white from China", originated in a small town in Fujian that has grown to become a big name internationally. Blanc de Chine is the French name given to porcelain goods made in Dehua.
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Shadow stone carving

    Shadow stone carving, a distinctive stone sculpture technique rooted in Xiamen city's Huli district — with extensions to Kinmen, Taiwan and to Southeast Asia.
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Liuhe Quan (Fujian Liuhemen)

    The Liuhe Quan (or six harmonies fist), representing Fujian Liuhemen — a renowned branch of the Northern Shaolin martial arts — is widely practiced across East China's Fujian province, especially in the cities of Fu...
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Jinge

    Jinge, originally known as "Za Jinge" (or assorted brocade songs), is a traditional narrative singing art that thrived across the southern plains of East China's Fujian province.
  • 2025/08/04

    National ICH: Nanping Nanci

    Nanping Nanci, a traditional narrative singing art that originated in East China's Fujian province in its northern Nanping region, traces its roots back to the Jiaqing period (1796-1820) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
  • 2025/07/31

    National ICH: Firing technique of Jianyao Jianzhan

    Jianyao was one of the famous ancient kiln sites in China, thriving during the Song dynasties. Jianzhan, the most well-known product to be produced at the site, was also one of the finest tea utensils of the Song Dyna...
  • 2025/07/31

    National ICH: Putian woodcarving

    Woodcarving is a traditional craft that popular in Putian, Fujian province. It has been recognized as an expanded national intangible cultural heritage item in the traditional fine arts category.
  • 2025/07/31

    National ICH: Puppet Show (Jinjiang Glove Puppetry)

    The southern school of Glove Puppetry, popular in the southern Fujian province, traces its origins to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960), as recorded in historical texts.