Yangtze art exhibition focuses on cultural heritage

The Yangtze River Delta Industrial Innovation Belt Art Exhibition, with a focus on the intangible cultural heritage, kicked off on April 26 at the Duomei Art Space in Shanghai's Putuo district.

Jointly guided by the China National Arts and Crafts Society and Shanghai Mass Art Center, the exhibition brought together more than 10 national, provincial-level and city-level intangible cultural heritage inheritors from the Yangtze River Delta region, showcasing their exquisite works.

These artists include Suzhou embroidery master Gu Jinzhen, zisha (purple sand) pottery inheritor Fan Weiqun, Shanghai jade carving masters Wu Zaofa and Huang Hanyong, and Shanghai inkstone carving expert Wang Zhiliang.

Through creating an immersive experience for the audience, the exhibition aims to drive the creative transformation and development of intangible cultural heritage and promote its deep integration with modern life.

After the Spring Festival was listed as one of the masterpieces of the oral and intangible heritage of humanity by UNESCO in December, China now boasts the world's highest total of 44 projects, demonstrating the unique charm of traditional Chinese culture.

Taking advantage of the diverse intangible cultural heritage resources of the Yangtze River Delta region, the exhibition traces and protects traditional crafts and reinvents them with new cultural vitality.

The exhibition will run until July 25.

Li Junfeng contributed to this story.