Feast of Folk Arts

Feast of Folk Arts

XINHUA

Various cultural expressions on show in Kunming Canada, Hong Kong and Macao. Li, who has taught his craftsmanship to several students, including one of his daughters, said he hoped this traditional folk art can be passed down.

Fengxiang clay sculpture, a folk art from Shaanxi Province, also aroused great interest among many visitors. The models of this kind of clay sculpture are mainly animals, especially the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac. Figures in folk legends and history stories are also subjects of their creations.

Professor Yang Dexin at Yunnan University, an expert on intangible cultural heritage protection, said, “Protection of intangible cultural heritage still has a long way to go. Improper protection, the lack of inheritors and overexploitation are severely threatening the passing down of these national treasures. Both the government and society should intensify their efforts in protection. This exhibition has set up a platform for displaying, protecting and developing those treasures.”

At the forum on village cultures during the festival, more than 400 representatives from 135 villages shared their experience for the promotion of cultural development in rural areas.