Culture & Literature

Tangquan Tourism Resort: The “Poems From Afar”

Tangquan Tourism Resort, a hospitable town with classical flavor and stories, is located in Hedong district of Linyi city. Wenshui Village Folk Park in the premise is a demonstration of the Tang and Song-styled houses. Blue-tiled, white-walled, woodcarving-windowed, these buildings show the unique aesthetics of the Chinese classical art. Another park in the name of Guan Tang · Wenshui Village Folk Cultural Park, is a place to enjoy the real historical houses being renovated, altogether 112 buildings from Ming and Qing Dynasties. These ancient residential buildings are in the style of Hui architectural school. They are presented in five major…

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An Auspicious Glimpse into Shandong Junan’s “Dragon Rhyme” 

Entering the Year of the Dragon, the inheritors of the local intangible cultural heritage from Junan County in Shandong Province begin to display their skills and talents, creating festive and popular products with dragon as the main element. Starting this January, Mr. Ding Dawei, the inheritor of Gaoyu wood comb in Junan County, began to receive customized patterns for making the samples. From receiving orders to the completion of the produces, he worked for more than half a month in order to complete a thousand customized combs for a Xiamen customer.  Right after the combs were packaged and shipped out, he…