A foreign journalist gets hands-on experience of making cloisonne ware in the exhibition area of the media center for the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2024. /CFP
Journalists get hands-on experience of making filigree inlay in the exhibition area of the media center for the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2024. /CFP
Filigree inlay artworks are displayed in the exhibition area of the media center for the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2024. /CFP
A woman gets hands-on experience of painting Peking Opera facial masks in the exhibition area of the media center for the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2024. /CFP
Traditional Beijing kites are displayed in the exhibition area of the media center for the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2024. /CFP
A foreign journalist gets hands-on experience of making Beijing kites in the exhibition area of the media center for the 2024 FOCAC Summit in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2024. /CFP
Journalists attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing had a chance to experience the charm of China's intangible cultural heritage up close. A selection of China's national-level intangible cultural relics, such as the Peking Opera face masks, the Beijing kites, cloisonne ware and filigree inlay, were displayed in the exhibition area of the summit's media center. Inheritors of these intangible cultural relics were also invited to give introductions and teach visitors the ancient techniques through hands-on experience.