Folk arts are big draw for visitors to Guizhou

Updated: 2013-07-24 14:06

By Li Yang (China Daily)

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 Folk arts are big draw for visitors to Guizhou

Miao women in a line, dressed up with silver ornaments, welcome visitors at the entrance to the fair, which opened on Tuesday in Guizhou province. Zhu Xingxin / China Daily

 
The sixth China Kaili Original Ecological Folk Culture and Art Festival and 2013 China (Guizhou) International Folk Artworks Fair opened on Tuesday in the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou province and will last through Friday.

The events provide a stage for the prefecture to showcase its rich cultural resources to tourists from around the world, organizers said.

With the help of modern technology, various cultural characteristics of the Miao and Dong ethnic groups in Qiandongnan are on show.

The events began with a live performance on the lake at the Ethnic Culture Park in the host city of Kaili. The performance, inspired by the Miao, Dong and Yao cultures, featured native customs and presented the cultural richness of Qiandongnan to the audience.

Combining different performing arts and using Kaili's real landscape as the backdrop, the show created a spectacle imbued with the charms of the local cultures.

Held at the same time, the 2013 China (Guizhou) International Folk Artworks Fair and the second China-Kaili Silver Embroidery Exhibition are also highlighted with the unparalleled folk culture in Qiandongnan.

The exhibitions display exquisite folk artwork from 18 provinces, cities and areas in China, Vietnam and Malaysia. It is the first professional exhibition of this type of silver and embroidery in China.

Folk arts are big draw for visitors to Guizhou

Folk arts are big draw for visitors to Guizhou

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