Heritages

Embracing Cultures: Spring Festival beyond China

Jan 24, 2025

Spring Festival is not only a grand festival for the Chinese people but also a UNESCO-recognized Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Major Cold: Winter's finale, spring's prelude

Jan 20, 2025

Major Cold marks the coldest period of the year, with the ground blanketed by pristine white snow.
Lishui's Jingning weaves ribbon of common prosperity

Dec 24, 2024

Jingning She autonomous county in Lishui, Zhejiang province celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024, and has been fostering ethnic unity, cultural prosperity, and ecological harmony over the years.
24 Solar Terms: 6 things about Major Snow

Dec 6, 2024

The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Snow (Chinese: 大雪), the 21st solar term of the year, begins this year on Dec 6 and ends on Dec 20.
UNESCO inscribes Spring Festival on intangible cultural heritage list

Dec 5, 2024

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday inscribed Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Ceramic artists from Taiwan experience Longquan celadon culture

Nov 22, 2024

Ceramic artists from Taiwan gathered in Xitou village, Lishui, on Nov 16, to join local artisans in a collective firing using a traditional dragon kiln.
24 Solar Terms: 7 things you may not know about Minor Snow

Nov 22, 2024

Minor Snow, (Chinese: 小雪), the 20th solar term of the year, begins this year on Nov 22 and ends on Dec 5. Minor Snow refers to the time when it starts to snow, mostly in China's northern areas, and the temperature continues to drop.
24 Solar Terms: 8 things you may not know about Start of Winter

Nov 7, 2024

The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Winter, (Chinese: 立冬), the 19th solar term of the year, begins this year on Nov 7 and ends on Nov 21.

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