81 intangible cultural heritages waiting to be added

2010/06/12

81 cultural arts in Anhui province, such as Lord Bao's tale in Ming dynasty, martial art in Anqing and folk songs of the She ethnic group have been reported to the provincial government as potential candidates for the third batch of provincial-level intangible cultural heritages, learned by reporters from the Protection Bureau of Intangible Heritages.

Twelve arts which include Bangzi Opera in Huaibei, fishing drum in Xiaoxian county and fishing lantern in Wuwei county have been included in the third batch of national-level intangible cultural heritages recently.

Also, celebration activities for the Fifth Cultural Heritage Day on June 12 will be held in Huanghan city, as the Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relic introduced.
                                                                                                      Source: China Daily