Subscribe to free Email Newsletter

 
   
 
 

China Cultural Heritage Day underway in Beijing

2014-06-16 16:23:31

(chinaculture.org)

 

A folk artist plays with Beijing bristle figures during an event to mark the 9th China Cultural Heritage Day in Beijing, June 14, 2014. The event runs through June 22, 2014. [Photo/chinaculture.org]

June 14 marks China’s 9th annual Cultural Heritage Day. The Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Civil Affairs and relevant departments are holding celebration activities in downtown Beijing.

The events include live performances, contests, exhibitions on calligraphy, painting and ceramics. The activities are intended to encourage citizens to be more aware of the need to preserve China’s cultural heritage and ancient relics.

The Chinese central government declared in 2005 that the second Saturday of June would be celebrated as Cultural Heritage Day each year, in order to promote the protection of the country’s rich cultural resources. This year’s theme is "Protecting culture heritage and urbanization".

 

We Recommend:
 
 
China, birthplace of football Mongolian folk costumes presented in Hulun Buir  Chinese cultural relics lost overseas (part 1) 

 

1 2 3 4 5



8.03K

 
  Gallery  
     
 

China Cultural Heritage Day underway in Beijing

 

Yoga show staged by the sea in Qingdao, Shandong

 

Matouqin music plays on

 

Body paintings feature World Cup elements

 

Paper pandas displayed in Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui

 

China, birthplace of football

 
 

Mongolian folk costumes

 

Girl football players in Shanghai

 

Liu Yunshan signs China-Finland cooperation documents in culture

 

Children practice Peking opera in E China

 

9th China Cultural Heritage Day marked across country

 

China applies for UNESCO listing of Nanjing documents

 
 

Picturesque scenery in Hongcun Village

 

Playing mahjong in Chongqing's car-themed tea house

 

Contemporary ballet 'Jane Eyre' feasts eyes of Tianjin audiences

 

'County of Ili horses' in Xinjiang

 

Top 5 most beautiful deserts in China

 

14th Xuyi Crayfish Festival kicks off