Flourishing ICH in Chenzhou
2023-08-03 17:20:32
An increasing number of intangible cultural heritage items like Jiahe casting technique, Wuyuan carving, Jialu oil-paper umbrella manufacturing, Heqing silver forging, and Bai tie dyeing, gradually enter the people’s daily life thanks to the continuous innovation of generations of inheritors.
Qifengdu Fish Rice noodles are a famous traditional snack in Qifengdu Town, which can evoke homesickness of Chenzhou people with its unique flavor.
It carries the long history and culture of Chenzhou. In 2016, the fish rice noodles making technique was included in the fourth batch of recommended projects on the representative list of intangible cultural heritage in Hunan Province.
Nowadays, Chenzhou people have incubated an industrial cluster of fish rice noodles and achieved a comprehensive annual output value of nearly 1 billion yuan, which makes the fish rice noodle famous around the country.
Through continuous inheritance and innovation, many intangible cultural heritage projects are thriving in Chenzhou.
Located in the Nanling Mountains, Chenzhou is extremely rich in mineral and coal resources, which has driven the development and innovation of Jiahe casting technique, a municipal Intangible cultural heritage item.
The Jiahe Wedding Pot, a combination of the casting technique and the Jiahe Wedding Songs, a national intangible cultural heritage item, is a necessary item of local brides’ dowry, with the implied meaning of eternal love.
Chenzhou people are striving to inherit and innovate their intangible cultural heritage items, including the fish rice noodles and the casting technique. They are well aware that these intangible cultural treasures can exist for long only with new needs and diversity in the modern society.
