Children view a wall featuring Chinese zodiac paper-cutting artwork at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Lacquer leather craft artisan Ren Jie examines raw materials for traditional leather craft at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Children from nearby villages view a traditional fish-shaped lantern at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Jiao Yu, representative inheritor of Jiao Family gourd pyrography, crafts a decorated gourd at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Traditional Beijing mascot rabbit-shaped cultural products are pictured at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Jiao Yu (C), representative inheritor of Jiao Family gourd pyrography, introduces a decorated gourd to visitors at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Children learn the craft of making swallow-shaped handiwork at the Xibaolu culture center in Qiaozi Town of Huairou District of Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 6, 2025. Established in 2022 in Qiaozi Town, the Xibaolu culture center became a hub for over ten representative intangible cultural heritage projects and folk traditional cultural projects. Representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritages provide education and training to school students as well as local farmers at the center. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
