Yunnan Culture Month: Yunnan's intangible cultural relics on show in Taiwan

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Yunnan in Southwest China boasts the most number of ethnic minorities in China and is also the most culturally diverse. The ongoing Yunnan Culture Month in Taiwan has AROUSED interest among the islanders about the province's diverse culture, much of which has been included on the national intangible cultural relics list. Take a look.

Traditional embroidery, folk instruments and the costumes of the Hani ethnic minority are among the highlights of the trove of cultural relics brought from Yunnan Province to Foguang Mountain in Kaohsiung. The exhibition is interactive and locals can learn about the production of the relics from inheritors.

LIAO XINYU LOCAL VISITOR "With the teachers' illustration, I got a better understanding, especially about the embroidery. The ornaments on the costumes are unbelievably delicate. I've learned the different ways of wearing them."

Chen Sicai is a seventh generation inheritor of the ancient Dongba culture in Lijiang. He is skilled at Dongba calligraphy and painting.

CHEN SICAI INHERITOR OF DONGBA CULTURE "This kind of paper can be preserved for hundreds of years. Made of bark, it's vermin-proof."

RUCHANG MASTER CURATOR, FOGUANG MOUNTAIN MUSEUM "The cultural exchange between Taiwan and Yunnan has broadened the channel of tourism and sightseeing. People on both sides are pleased."

Kicking off on February 10th, the Yunnan Culture Month runs until March 18th. Its total number of visitors is expected to surpass 1.5 million. SW, CGTN.