The strict preservation conditions also made the transport of the old films a "thrilling" task.
As traditional handicrafts and creative cultural products increasingly appeal to the general public, two national events are expected to further promote that development.
YINCHUAN — Cheng Yaodong, a part-time tourist guide, has told hundreds of tourists about the history and folklore of Xiaoguan Pass in Liupanshan Mountain, Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
Approximately 500 years ago, preeminent Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) philosophical thinker and politician, Wang Yangming, was exiled to Longchang town, Xiuwen county, after stepping on the toes of a powerful eunuch by speaking up and defending two officials in Beijing.
On a ferry to the island province of Hainan, several passengers wear woven straw hats sitting in a semi-enclosed cabin, with a few babbling children nearby.
In his most well-known prose Taohuayuan Ji (Peach Blossom Spring), Tao Yuanming wrote about a place where people live a peaceful, self-sufficient life free from worldly worries.