Grand Canal Intangible Heritage Tourism Week Launches in Cangzhou with 96 Heritage Items

On September 12, the Wuhao Intangible Heritage Grand Market opened at Cangzhou Garden Expo Park in Hebei, marking the official launch of the 2026 Grand Canal Intangible Cultural Heritage Tourism Experience Week and the first Intangible Heritage Acrobatics Showcase. Centred on the theme "life scenes of canal households", the market creates a large immersive experience setting with five themed exhibition zones, gathering 96 premium intangible heritage items across seven categories including traditional opera, traditional crafts and quyi, of which 68 are provincial-level or above. Zones feature acrobatics such as Wuqiao acrobatics, Cangxian lion dance and Mengcun Bajiquan, opera and quyi inclu…