Heritage

Martial folk dance with 2,000-year history survives in Gansu

At a cultural activities center in Yongchang county, Gansu province, Zhao Jihai moves with crisp precision during a performance of a rare folk tradition that blends martial arts and choreography.
Three generations of Taiping drum making in Lanzhou, Gansu

In Jiangjiaying village, Yuzhong county, Lanzhou, Gansu province, Jiang Changjie, a third-generation inheritor, upholds the traditional handcrafted art of making Taiping drums.
Gansu shehuo troupes gear up for Zhangye Spring Festival

Yunhai Folk Culture and Art Troupe rehearsed its Dragon Soaring in a Prosperous Age Ganzhou Shehuo performance on Jan 28 at the Silk Road Culture and Art Center Square in Zhangye, Gansu province.
Gansu's Shandan county celebrates Winter Solstice with food and heritage

The Shandan Winter Solstice Folk Culture Event kicked off in Shandan county, Zhangye, Gansu province on Dec 21.
Civilization shaped by mighty waters

In the heart of China flows a river that has witnessed millennia — a silent, sage-like elder whose waters murmur tales of empires, poets and civilizations.
Where two rivers turn gold in a realm of wonder

The Yellow River, China's revered mother river, begins its journey on the snowcapped Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, flowing eastward with emerald clarity until it reaches the Loess Plateau in Gansu province.

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