A garden of cultural heritage
The famed Yuyuan hosts a month-long festival featuring diverse traditional Chinese crafts, immersing visitors in a multitude of activities, Wang Xin reports.
Besides the main installation, a Prismland Cafe pop-up store selling products featuring the hit animated film I Am What I Am and its sequel drew crowds, with stories depicting young boys involved in lion dance and wushu (martial arts), both of which are popular intangible cultural heritages in China.
"We saw many children, parents and foreign visitors stop by our booth to check out the products. Personally, I'm really into wushu, and even learned a bit about Wing Chun at university. My friends are also mostly interested in traditional culture," says Li Min, a 27-year-old manager of the cafe.
Anne Zeihen, a 30-year-old travel agent from Luxembourg, was wearing traditional Chinese clothing and make-up when she spoke with China Daily. Benefiting from China's visa-free policy, she was enjoying her first trip to the nation and was in Yuyuan for a photoshoot with a local photographer after spending several days in Beijing.
