The intangible cultural heritage (ICH) protection center in Changning district in Shanghai has been offering a cultural feast for residents and tourists since before the Spring Festival holiday.
A variety of folk celebratory activities will last until Lantern Festival, which is on the 15th day of the first lunar month and is traditionally believed to be the end of Chinese New Year celebrations.
Decorations for Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb 5 this year, are scheduled to be lit on the evening of Feb 3. Don't miss it!
Volunteers perform lion dances at the intangible cultural heritage protection center in Changning district in Shanghai on Jan 22, which was the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year in 2023. [Photo provided by Changning district bureau of culture and tourism]
People pose for photos with traditional dance performers at the intangible cultural heritage protection center in Changning district in Shanghai during the Spring Festival holiday. [Photo provided by Changning district bureau of culture and tourism]
It is a routine that the Changning intangible cultural heritage protection center hosts folk performance parades in commercial areas across the district on the fifth day of Chinese Lunar New Year. [Photo provided by Changning district bureau of culture and tourism]
Children participate in a traditional ring-tossing game at the Changning intangible cultural heritage protection center. [Photo provided by Changning district bureau of culture and tourism]
Parents and their children show off their handmade lanterns at the Changning intangible cultural heritage protection center. [Photo provided by Changning district bureau of culture and tourism]
