Fourth China (Nanning)-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week Opens
The fourth China (Nanning)-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week opened on 24 September in the Sanjie Liangxiang historic district of Nanning under the theme "Intangible Heritage Mid-Autumn Wonder Tour." The opening show brought together Chinese and ASEAN heritage performances including fish-lantern processions, Zhuang drumming, Guizhou Dong grand song, Jing single-string zither, Yunnan divine-bird dance, Myanmar harp and Malaysian Mek Mulung, plus a puppet fire-spitting face-changing act paired with a robot face-changing performance. A themed market offers Guangxi heritage foods and Southeast Asian snacks, with heritage inheritors presenting Zhuang brocade, Sichuan, Suzhou, Hunan and Mia…
Impact and considerations
By combining Chinese and ASEAN heritage performances, a cross-border food market and a Mid-Autumn night-time consumption setting, the event gives business readers tracking Nanning and ASEAN-oriented cultural tourism, exhibitions and cross-border trade a reference for event programming and visitor flows.
Key points
- On 24 September the fourth China (Nanning)-ASEAN Intangible Cultural Heritage Week opened in the Sanjie Liangxiang historic district of Nanning.
- Themed "Intangible Heritage Mid-Autumn Wonder Tour," it presents distinctive heritage resources from China and ASEAN countries.
- The opening show features fish-lantern processions, Zhuang drumming, Guizhou Dong grand song, Jing single-string zither, Yunnan divine-bird dance, Myanmar harp and Malaysian Mek Mulung.
- A themed market offers Guangxi heritage foods and Southeast Asian snacks, with heritage inheritors presenting Zhuang brocade, Sichuan, Suzhou, Hunan and Miao embroidery, Dan Ga'er leather embroidery and Luoyang sancai.
- On Mid-Autumn night the district becomes an open-air stage with immersive folk activities such as "Liu Sanjie" antiphonal singing and "Gongguan Muyu" storytelling.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- 中国旅游新闻网
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- First source publication
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 24 Sept 2026, 18:49
- Last updated
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Original links
- China Tourism News：第四届中国（南宁）—东盟非物质文化遗产周开幕-中国旅游新闻网Document (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 24 Sept 2026, 08:00