Guangdong Intangible Cultural Heritage

A thousand-year-old trading city has given birth to living arts and crafts — the melodies of Cantonese opera, the colours of Guangcai porcelain, the energy of lion dance. Each one carries the memory of everyday life in Guangdong.

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A selection of Guangdong's most iconic intangible heritage. More items are on the way.

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Stage Art

Cantonese Opera

A world-class intangible heritage. With its graceful singing, dazzling costumes and beating drums, it has told the stories of Lingnan for over 200 years.

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