Intangible culture heritage design exhibition held in Beijing

2019-10-25

A bank card released from the Bank of China showcases traditional cultural heritage elements of China. [Photo provided to China Daily]

More than 100 cultural products featuring intangible cultural heritage elements were displayed in Prince Kung's Mansion, Beijing, on Monday.

The exhibition was jointly hosted by the Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau, the Prince Kung's Mansion Museum, the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Bank of China.

All of the displays were developed by Hao Ninghui, a professor from the Central Academy of Fine Arts.

More than 100 cultural products featuring intangible cultural heritage elements were displayed in Prince Kung's Mansion, Beijing, on Monday. [Photo provided to China Daily]

In particular, Hao has applied distinctive intangible cultural elements, such as shadow play, swallow kite (kites made to look like shallows), tiger shield (traditional type of shields with a tiger painting on the surface), Peking Opera and lion dancing, to eight bank cards from the Bank of China.

The latest shell LED and translucent technologies have been applied in making those cards.