Qi'ao Islanders pay homage in their own special way to the Dragon Boat Festival on June 7 and show their role in this weekend's China Cultural & Natural Heritage Day.

Ceremonies in Tangjiawan

Zhaozheng Memorial Square

9:30-10am, June 7 (Friday)

Opening ceremony of the 10th Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival and award presentations for outstanding inheritors, legacy performances such as Sanzao Crane Dance, Jishan Antiphonal Singing at Mid-Autumn Festival, Medicated Thread Moxibustion, and much more.

Qi'ao Dragon Boat Festival Blessings Parade

Qi'ao Blessings Parade -- Dragon Boat Festival

QI'ao Island

10 am-noon, June 7

A unique folk activity on QI'ao Island, the event took root in the 13th reining year of Emperor Tao Kuang (Daoguang) of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912). Villagers have been praying for good weather for crops and safety ever since winning the Anti-British Intrusion Battle in 1833. It was designated a city-level intangible cultural heritage in 2013.

Qi'ao Blessings Parade

Tangjiawan Tea Refreshments Lessons and Zongzi Competition

Zhaozheng Memorial Square

10 am-noon

Tangjiawan Tea Refreshments inheritor Liang Xirong will teach how to make Luodou Zong (a special leaf-wrapped glutinous rice dumpling stuffed with salted egg yolk and pork) and then his students will compete for a first prize of 500 yuan ($72.4), two second prizes of 300 yuan ($43.4); and three third prizes of 100 yuan ($14.5).

Making Luodou Zong

Photo Exhibit of Tangjiawan Tea Refreshments, Tangjia Mak's Cake, Medicated Thread Moxibustion, and other intangible cultural heritage items

Zhao Zheng Memorial Square

9-11 am, June 7

Medicated Thread Moxibustion and exhibition [Photos courtesy WeChat ID: zhgxwh]

The Zhuhai Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone (Tangjiawan) Cultural Center will put on the event under the auspices of its Social Security & Public Undertakings Bureau.