Cultural Heritage

New Manchu Xincheng opera debuts in Changchun city

2022-11-21

Xincheng opera is a relatively young form of opera from the the ethnic Manchu people. It was developed based on their traditional folk musical form Bajiaogu – using a small octagonal drum – from the region of Fuyu city in Jilin province.
Farmers' Dance of Korean ethnic group

2022-05-09

Click to enjoy the Farmers' Dance of Korean ethnic group in Jilin province, which was inscribed in 2009 on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Dongliao gourd painting steals limelight at Jilin Theme Day

2022-02-21

Gourd painting from Dongliao county, in Northeast China's Jilin province, stole the limelight at the Jilin Theme Day on Feb 9, held at the media center serving the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in the nation's capital.
Chagan Lake fish skin art

2021-10-27

Chagan Lake in Northeast China's Jilin province is famous for its traditional fishing and hunting culture. This unique culture has given rise to an exceptional form of intangible cultural heritage known as fish skin art.
Changbai Mountain Manchu paper-cutting

2020-05-12

Changbai Mountain is the birth place of Manchu people and various Manchu customs have been inherited here even up to the present day; one of them, Manchu paper-cutting, is listed among the World Intangible Cultural Heritages.
Ulger Music

2021-07-25

Ulger music originated from the anthems of ancient Shamanism and was later used in various aspects of Mongolian people's lives such as epic singing, wish songs, folk music and ritual music.
Korean jumping

2021-07-25

Jumping on a springboard is one of the favorite sports of traditional Korean women and is similar to seesawing.
Manchu Shuobu

2021-07-25

Manchu Shuobu, an art form combining narration-chant and story-telling, is one of the ancient folklore rap arts of the Manchu people. In Manchu it is called "ulabun", which means biography.

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