Shanghai Heritage

Cultural heritage defines our journey from past to present. The rituals and art forms developed by ancestors to entertain and express themselves often tend to be obscured by the hurly-burly of modern urban life. Shanghai is trying to rediscover, revive and preserve the ethos of traditional music, folk arts, dance, festivals, food and finely crafted artifacts that shape the soul of who we are today.
Cultural heritage defines our journey from past to present. The rituals and art forms developed by ancestors to entertain and express themselves often tend to be obscured by the hurly-burly of modern urban life. Shanghai is trying to rediscover, revive and preserve the ethos of traditional music, folk arts, dance, festivals, food and finely crafted artifacts that shape the soul of who we are today.
Hidden gem: Octogenarian continues to craft traditional scales - China In Focus News
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Hidden gem: Octogenarian continues to craft traditional scales

In a modest three-square-meter house near a local wet market, resides Pan Renguan, an elderly man who has dedicated over six decades to the art of scale-making.
Annual tea festival begins at Yuyuan's historic pavilion - Shanghai Metro News
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Annual tea festival begins at Yuyuan's historic pavilion

Shanghai's annual tea festival began at Yuyuan Garden Malls to promote traditional tea cultures and the city's oldest teahouse, built over 150 years ago.
Rural guesthouses tap heritage and get the ball rolling - China In Focus News
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Rural guesthouses tap heritage and get the ball rolling

The ancient rolling-lamp dance fascinates visitors and provides farmers and local craftsmen with extra income.
Shanghai traditional crochet shines in fashion week - Shanghai Metro News
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Shanghai traditional crochet shines in fashion week

Xinzhuang crochet, a listed heritage skill from Shanghai, has been widely involved in the newly unveiled collection of leading customization brand WJX.
Former engineering school funded by UK tycoon reemerges as design institute - Shanghai Metro News
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Former engineering school funded by UK tycoon reemerges as design institute

Dating back to the 1930s, the Henry Lester Institute of Technical Education on the North Bund of Hongkou District will become the new Design Innovation Institute Shanghai.
Shiver me timbers! How boat boxing foiled pirates and became heritage - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Shiver me timbers! How boat boxing foiled pirates and became heritage

Even today in the watertown of Zhujiajiao in suburban Shanghai, locals practice a martial art with an adventurous history.
Artists tell stories of old Shanghai through paper-cutting - Art & Culture in China
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Artists tell stories of old Shanghai through paper-cutting

Li Shoubai and his daughter use paper-cutting to introduce life in old Shanghai to the modern world.
90-year-old suit company to open high-tech tailoring center - China Company News
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90-year-old suit company to open high-tech tailoring center

Baromon, a 90-year-old time-honored brand of Shanghai, will open China's first automated clothing making center by the end of 2018.
Clutching at straws to make a dragon - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Clutching at straws to make a dragon

Fei Tugen, 72, in Qingpu District, is an "inheritor" of the national cultural heritage craft of making straw dragons. He has been doing it for more than 20 years.
Maintaining tradition one stitch at a time - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Maintaining tradition one stitch at a time

Gu embroidery is not only decorative but also an art form in its own right. Three artists have been keeping the tradition alive their whole lives.
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