2018 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day aims for a big start

"Tianjin is known as the hometown of quyi. It plays an important role in the preservation of local intangible cultural heritage," said Xu Hengqiu, deputy director of Tianjin Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television. "The city is going to build a diversified platform for artists and scholars to learn and communicate with each other."

According to Lu Qiong, director of the Policy and Law Department under the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, Guangzhou has been appointed as the host city of 2018 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. There will be over 100 delegates attending the international symposium discussing heritage conservation along the Maritime Silk Road.

Lu Zhiqiang, director of Guangzhou Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, underlined the leading position of Guangzhou both in cultural heritage protection and innovative development. Besides educational activities at schools and on social media, the upcoming symposium will expand the influence of Maritime Silk Road heritage and foster cooperation among relevant countries.

During the 2018 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day celebration, special events will take place in at least 23 provinces and 218 cities and counties.