Guizhou’s Danzhai Hosts Grand Intangible Cultural Heritage Parade of Ten Thousand

On September 20, the third China Intangible Cultural Heritage Conservation Annual Conference and the fourth Danzhai Intangible Cultural Heritage Week reached a climax with a grand parade in intangible cultural heritage attire. A total of 46 intangible heritage teams from Hebei, Shaanxi, Fujian, and other provinces, together with local performers from Guizhou, took part in the event. More than ten thousand performers, dressed in their respective festive costumes, sang and danced along a nearly 4-kilometer parade route. They presented a cultural feast of diverse ethnic traditions for local residents and tourists who had traveled far to witness the spectacle.

Miao embroiderers demonstrating their skills

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Ansai Waist Drum performance from northern Shaanxi

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Local intangible cultural heritage performance in Danzhai

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Changshan Battle Drum performance from Hebei

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Display of traditional ethnic wedding customs

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Parade of Danzhai’s “Kala Birdcage”

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Miao ethnic attire and Lusheng (reed pipe) performance

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