Baotou culture takes center stage

The culture of Baotou shone at an intangible cultural heritage festival which opened in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on June 10, with Baotou-themed performances taking center stage, reports Baotou Daily.

A group of performers from Baotou impressed the audience with folk art performances including morin khuur (a traditional Mongolian bowed string instrument also known as the horsehead fiddle), Mongolian Long Tune (a historical Mongolian folk music song dating back to the 7th century AD, also known as Urtin Duu), and Hoomii (the Mongolian “chor” which is multi-part singing sung by just one person).

The sixth International Festival of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Chengdu, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Culture, the People’s Government of Sichuan Province, and China National Commission for UNESCO, has showcased the beauty and glamor of cultural diversity and folk art.

The nine-day festival, which has a theme of cultural heritage preservation and development, organized arts performances and displayed distinctive handicrafts from the countries and regions along the Belt and Road Initiative.

A young performer seen backstage at an intangible cultural heritage festival which opened in Chengdu, Sichuan province, June 10 [Photo/chinanews.com]

A folk art performance takes place at the intangible cultural heritage festival, June 10. [Photo/chinanews.com]