Activities marking the Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Singers from the Dong ethnic group perform at a ceremony in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province June 9, 2007 in celebration of the second Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Across the country, various celebrating activities were held to arouse the sense for the protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritages. [Xinhua]

Two dancers perform a Tajik-style dance in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu Province June 9, 2007 in celebration of the second Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Across the country, various celebrating activities were held to arouse the sense for the protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritages. [Xinhua]

A Kunqu performer sings an episode of the opera at the Ming Tombs in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province June 9, 2007 in celebration of the second Day of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Across the country, various celebrating activities were held to arouse the sense for the protection of tangible and intangible cultural heritages. [Xinhua]