4th annual conference on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in China opens in Liaoning

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 4th annual conference on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in China, in Chaoyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 16, 2026. The three-day annual conference hosts multiple cultural activities, allowing the public to feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage up close. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

People visit an intangible cultural heritage fair, a supporting event of the 4th annual conference on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in China, in Chaoyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 16, 2026. The three-day annual conference hosts multiple cultural activities, allowing the public to feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage up close. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

A staff member introduces a dough sculpture work at an intangible cultural heritage fair, a supporting event of the 4th annual conference on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in China, in Chaoyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 16, 2026. The three-day annual conference hosts multiple cultural activities, allowing the public to feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage up close. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

A girl displays her paper-cutting work at an intangible cultural heritage fair, a supporting event of the 4th annual conference on intangible cultural heritage safeguarding in China, in Chaoyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Oct. 16, 2026. The three-day annual conference hosts multiple cultural activities, allowing the public to feel the charm of intangible cultural heritage up close. (Xinhua/Li Gang)