The 73-year-old artisan has been making festive lanterns for more than 40 years in Baiyan village, Wenchang city, South China's Hainan province.
Located in Buqu village in Sanya, the Li Nationality Primitive Pottery Making Skills Training Center was unveiled in 2012 to ensure standardized and effective protection, display and inheritance of Li pottery.
Sanya's "salty-water song" has been added to the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage items, which was released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on June 10 in Beijing.
A host of interesting activities, including traditional sports competitions, Li and Miao clothing shows, and intangible cultural heritage displays to celebrate the 2021 Hainan Li and Miao Traditional Sanyuesan Festival was held in Sanya, South China's Hainan province on April 13.
Lanterns are a symbol of prosperity in Chinese culture and an essential ornament in the country especially during traditional festivals. The city of Qionghai, in the eastern part of south China's Hainan Province, is known for a type of folk dance that involves lanterns.
Originating from the work and life of Hainan people, Yazhou Folk Songs feature rich content, lively and interesting lyrics, and melodious tunes, covering a wide range of topics like local social conditions, economic life, literature, and arts.
The Li people mainly live off the southern coast of China, in Hainan. The Li Brocade is a traditional textile included on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage and it could be on the verge of gaining popular recognition.