Guangzhou will host over 70 thematic events in June in celebration of Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on June 9 every year.

An inheritor introduces Xingshi (a special lion dance in Guangdong) culture to children during an activity. [Photo/gzdaily.dayoo.com]

The events will be organized by the Guangzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, cultural museums across the city and intangible cultural heritage inheritors.

From June 1 to 10, more than 50 intangible cultural heritage workshops and exhibition rooms, folk customs sites, and martial arts clubs across the city will open to the public. Visitors will be able to attend lectures and training sessions, watch Lingnan traditional arts performances and exhibitions, and buy special products.

The Guangzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center also encourages locals to sign up as volunteers for the event and record short videos while visiting intangible cultural heritage sites. The best videos will be posted on the official page of a famous short video-sharing platform.

Children participate in a zongzi-making activity in Guangzhou. [Photo/ycwb.com]

The center will also offer 20 classes on intangible cultural heritages, focusing on things such as Guangcai ceramics, Guangxiu embroidery, dragon boat culture, rosewood palace lanterns, and southern Chinese Kungfu Wing Chun.  

Liu Juhua, a jade carver, teaches a child how to carve jade. [Photo/ycwb.com]