2026 Hakka (Meizhou) Intangible Heritage Week Opens, Releases Heritage-Themed Routes
On the evening of 23 September, the 2026 Hakka (Meizhou) Intangible Heritage Week opened at Meizhou Academician Square in Guangdong under the theme 'Moon over the Hakka Capital, Heritage Reunion'. It is hosted by the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Meizhou Municipal People's Government. The programme combines an opening ceremony, performances, seminars and markets, featuring Puzhai fire dragon, lion dance, cup-flower dance and Guangdong Han opera, Wuhua tea-picking opera, marionette shows and Hakka mountain opera. Meizhou released new heritage-themed tourism routes and signed cooperation agreements…
Impact and considerations
The three-way cooperation among Meizhou, Longyan and Ganzhou links Hakka heritage resources with tourism routes, letting visitors experience projects in all three places in one trip and offering a new model for cross-provincial cultural tourism product design and regional coordination. For travel agencies and destinat…
Key points
- The 2026 Hakka (Meizhou) Intangible Heritage Week opened on the evening of 23 September at Meizhou Academician Square in Guangdong under the theme 'Moon over the Hakka Capital, Heritage Reunion'.
- It is hosted by the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Association, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism and the Meizhou Municipal People's Government.
- The event uses an 'opening ceremony + performances + seminars + markets' format to showcase Meizhou's heritage protection results and explore integration with tourism and commercial districts.
- Opening-night performances included Puzhai fire dragon, lion dance and cup-flower dance, plus Guangdong Han opera, Wuhua tea-picking opera, marionette shows and Hakka mountain opera.
- Meizhou released a batch of heritage-themed tourism routes, encouraging visitors to shift from spectators to participants.
- Meizhou signed cooperation agreements with Longyan in Fujian and Ganzhou in Jiangxi to jointly develop Hakka culture across the three provinces, sharing resources and linking routes.
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- 中国旅游新闻网
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- First source publication
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:00
- Page published
- 25 Sept 2026, 12:04
- Last updated
- 24 Sept 2026, 08:00
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- China Tourism News：2026客家（梅州）非遗周启幕-中国旅游新闻网Document (opens in a new tab)Primary source · zh · Published 24 Sept 2026, 08:00