In July this year, Mingyue village was selected as the 2019 international sustainable development pilot community by the China Center for Urban Development and United Nations Human Settlements Programme.
With the first festival held in 2007, subsequent festivals are held every two years in Chengdu. It is China's only large-scale cultural festival sponsored by UNESCO, and the first such festival worldwide based on a theme of promoting the protection of intangible cultural heritage, organizers said.
The six-day festival attracted more than 1,100 intangible cultural heritage projects and 5,600 representatives from 86 countries and regions. More than 540 international exhibitions, forums, competitions, exhibitions and interactive experiences were also held.
As the host of the festival, Chengdu is striving to become a key destination for exhibitions and communication platforms for intangible cultural heritage, a Chengdu official said.
