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.
Discover the thrills of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhoupu Town - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Discover the thrills of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhoupu Town

From crafting sticky rice dumplings to the thrilling dragon boat races, experience the vibrant traditions of this unique celebration.
Young aritists explore timeless elegance of calendar paintings - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Young aritists explore timeless elegance of calendar paintings

Through the veil of time and space, yuelipai or calendar paintings showcase the most popular and fashionable elements a hundred years ago. The art form still attracts many people.

Time to have your autumn cake for Double Ninth Festival - Taste in China
Taste

Time to have your autumn cake for Double Ninth Festival

When the refreshing autumn weather arrives, and locals form long lines outside pastry shops, it can mean only one thing: the Chinese Double Ninth Festival is upon us.
Unveiling the artistry behind the medals for the 19th Asian Games - China Nation News
Nation

Unveiling the artistry behind the medals for the 19th Asian Games

Join me as I venture into the heart of creativity at the Shanghai Mint. It is here that the magnificent medals for the upcoming games were crafted into existence.
Distinctive lamb and liquor culture epitomizes the essence of summer - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Distinctive lamb and liquor culture epitomizes the essence of summer

For many seniors in Shanghai, summer joy is savoring a mouthful of succulent lamb alongside a delicate sip of fine alcohol. Sounds perfect, doesn't it?
Jinze temple fair: piercing arms and sticking in fishhooks - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Jinze temple fair: piercing arms and sticking in fishhooks

A temple fair in Jinze, an ancient town in Qingpu District, follows unusual rituals called Zharou Tixiang, in which devouts pierce their arms with fishhooks.

Cartoon allows you to make your cake and eat it - Shanghai Metro News
Metro

Cartoon allows you to make your cake and eat it

Follow a cartoon released by Zhuanqiao Town to learn how to make tongzhenggao, or barreled steamed cakes, a traditional local snack.

Hidden gem: Octogenarian continues to craft traditional scales - China In Focus News
In Focus

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.
Straw plaiting: a craft that provides peace amidst the hustle and bustle - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Straw plaiting: a craft that provides peace amidst the hustle and bustle

Xuhang Town in Jiading District is known as the hometown of straw plaiting. Almost every woman in the town is proficient in the craft.
Boat boxing: a traditional martial art practiced on water - Art & Culture in China
Art & Culture

Boat boxing: a traditional martial art practiced on water

Boat boxing, a traditional martial art practiced on boats, originated from a military practice of the Eastern Wu Navy. Do you know who is still practicing it today?
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