September 2024

The opening ceremony of the 20th Linyi Calligraphy Culture Festival was held in Linyi Calligraphy Plaza recently. About a thousand calligraphers, artists, collectors, cultural entrepreneurship representatives, and calligraphy enthusiasts from all over the country gathered in the hometown of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi, who has been worshipped for thousand years as the Saint of Calligraphy. “In the nineth Gui Chou year of Yonghe Emperor, at the late spring time, we meet up at the Lanting Pavilion of Hueiji Mountain…” With the gentle background music, through the play of light and shadow, the children held the bamboo slips and read together the…

August 8 is the 16th “National Fitness Day” in China. Hedong District in Linyi has created a “15-minute” convenient fitness circle to improve the fitness activities for the locals on a regular basis.  Along the scenic Hedong Riverside Fitness Corridor, around a hundred enthusiasts gather every day to perform various fitness activities like 24-Move-Styled Tai Chi, 8-Section Brocade Qigong, Tai Chi Fan. Through their favorite sports, the participants are integrating national fitness activities into their daily lives. “Now that the fitness facilities are relatively complete, I hope everyone will come to participate in the sports,” said Chu Fuyun, a member…

Entering the Zheng Wang Pickle Production Area, the air was filled with salty fragrance. In front of a large porcelain tank, the classic pickle “Lion Head” was being made. After selecting, marinating and salting the vegetables for “Lion Head” pickle, the masters added the special sun-bathed sauce on them. No additives used in the special sauce, only the sunbath for days, plus natural fermentation and immersion, allowing the natural sugar from the vetgetables, amino acids and aromatic substances to infiltrate into the pickles. “Zheng Wang Pickle has a history of more than 100 years. The ancestors created unique sauce marinating…