2004, Youth edition of Kunqu Opera “the Peony Pavilion” staged in Suzhou

Photo from the 1980s. Yangzhou is known as the "hometown of puppets". A classic Yangzhou puppet show is "Chang'e Flying to the Moon".[Photo/Yangzhou Daily]

Photo from 2002. A Yixing clay teapot in the form of a lotus flower created by clay pot master Jiang Rong. [Photo/vcg.com]

Photo from 2004. The youth edition of classic Kunqu Opera "the Peony Pavilion" is staged in Suzhou University in Suzhou. [Photo/vcg.com]

Photo from 2006. A craftsman shows how to make Yunjin brocade in Nanjing. The handicraft is so exquisite and a craftsman can only produce one inch of material each day. [Photo/vcg.com]

Photo from 2016. Chen Yaxian, master of of random stitch embroidery teaches people the handicraft in Changzhou. [Photo by Pan Zhulin]

Photo from 2016. People in Zhenjiang perform lion dance to celebrate harvest. [Photo by Yang Zhihong