Miao people perform traditional dance as intangible cultural heritage gala opens in SW China's Guizhou

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025, shows Miao people in traditional costumes performing the ancient Piao-qin dance at Wanda Town in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The day marked the opening of the third China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Annual Conference and the fourth Danzhai ICH Week, which presented 205 intangible cultural heritage programs from 22 provincial-level regions across the country. The week-long event, themed "Integrating into Modern Life: Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Times," offered citizens and tourists a feast of performances, food, handicrafts, and folk customs, while exploring new ways for ICH to blend into daily life, empower rural revitalization, and promote cultural tourism integration. (Yang Wukui/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025, shows people watching a lion dance performance at Wanda Town in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The day marked the opening of the third China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Annual Conference and the fourth Danzhai ICH Week, which presented 205 intangible cultural heritage programs from 22 provincial-level regions across the country. The week-long event, themed "Integrating into Modern Life: Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Times," offered citizens and tourists a feast of performances, food, handicrafts, and folk customs, while exploring new ways for ICH to blend into daily life, empower rural revitalization, and promote cultural tourism integration. (Yang Wukui/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025, shows Miao people in traditional costumes performing the ancient Piao-qin dance at Wanda Town in Danzhai County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The day marked the opening of the third China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Annual Conference and the fourth Danzhai ICH Week, which presented 205 intangible cultural heritage programs from 22 provincial-level regions across the country. The week-long event, themed "Integrating into Modern Life: Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Times," offered citizens and tourists a feast of performances, food, handicrafts, and folk customs, while exploring new ways for ICH to blend into daily life, empower rural revitalization, and promote cultural tourism integration. (Yang Wukui/Guangming Picture)