CMG program showcases Gansu's cultural legacy

On September 6, the Gansu episode of "China in Intangible Cultural Heritage," a large-scale cultural program jointly produced by China Media Group(CMG) and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China, premiered on the media group's CCTV-1 channel.

The program highlighted more than 20 distinctive intangible cultural heritage practices, including the Guozhuang dance, tug-of-war, Kongtong martial arts, Dunhuang dance, Dunhuang stone-powder painting, and luminous cup carving.

Among them, the Guozhuang dance – performed by a group of people dancing in a circle and deeply connected to the daily life of Tibetans in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture – serves as a vital carrier of local culture. A form of tug-of-war from Lintan County, with a history of over 600 years, originated as a military training exercise before evolving into a grand folk sport symbolizing unity, strength, and perseverance.

Gansu is home to 778 provincial-level and 83 national-level intangible cultural heritage items, three of which are inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This rich heritage makes the province a key cultural crossroads along the ancient Silk Road.