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Ningbo commended for protection of intangible cultural heritages

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Category: Culture Ningbo
Published: Monday, 10 December 2012 10:18

In recent years, Ningbo has made new progress in the census and protection of intangible cultural heritages. The "Ningbo Model" of the census of intangible cultural heritages with the concerted efforts of the village, the town and the city has been established and popularized throughout the country.  At present, the city has 171 intangible cultural heritages (21 national-level ones and 49 provincial-level ones), 255 heritors of intangible cultural heritages (5 national-level ones and 40 provincial-level ones, and 208 protection organizations (including 10 provincial-level organizations. Xiangshan Fishing Cultural and Ecological Protection Zone was entitled a national-level protection zone by the Ministry of Culture. Ningbo is now in the front rank of China in the work of intangible cultural heritages.

The other day, Ningbo Municipal Press and Publication Administration was honored as "Advanced Unit in the Work of Application of Human Intangible Cultural Heritages and National-level Intangible Cultural Heritages by Zhejiang Provincial Government Wang Zhiming, Wu Jian, Lu Weiguo and Hu Weihua were commended.

Heritage Studio for Craft Masters established

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Category: Culture Ningbo
Published: Tuesday, 27 November 2012 10:01

The opening ceremony of the Heritage Studio for Craft Masters was held in Ningbo Polytechnic on November 25. Thirteen craft masters in Ningbo were invited to attend the ceremony, and four of them (including Chen Ai'e, color embroidery master, Guo Lingmei, sachet-making master, Hu Peifen, straw-hat making master and Zhu Yingdu, lime-carving master) signed agreements with the college to settle down in the studio.

It is said that the establishment of the studio will contribute directly to the flourishing of folk crafts and skills in the college. By taking college students as disciples, the masters can pass down their secrets and skills that have been accumulated in their life-long practices and contribute to the education and development of a group of blue-collar talents that are good at solving technical problems.

Local opera troupe celebrates 60 founding anniversary with six classics

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Category: Culture Ningbo
Published: Tuesday, 13 November 2012 11:52

Actors in Ningbo Yongju opera troupe were busy in the rehearsals for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the troupe. According to the troupe leaders, six classic plays, including the famous "Wife in Hock", will be staged in Ningbo's Shaw Theatre from November 20 to December 2.

After a careful selection, the opera troupe chose and three traditional plays and three award-winning modern plays, including "Half-scissors", "Wife in Hock", "Ningbo Brothers" and "The Visit”.

"Wife in Hock" is a milestone of the Yongju Opera. Many viewers were moved by its profound cultural connotations and elaborate tragic style. It has been six years since the last performance of "Wife in Hock" in Ningbo, said Wang Jinwen, a famed Yongju Opera artist.

Culture Enterprises Financing Fair to be held

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Category: Culture Ningbo
Published: Tuesday, 12 June 2012 09:26

2012 Culture Enterprises Financing Fair (also launching ceremony of the compensation scheme of guarantee risk for small and medium-sized culture enterprises), jointly organized by the Publicity Department of Ningbo Party Committee, the leading office of municipal cultural system reform, Ningbo Finance Bureau, Ningbo Bureau of Culture Radio & TV, Press and Publication and the Financial Office of Ningbo Government, will be held on June 8 in Crowne Plaza City Center Ningbo.

It is reported that at the appointed time, 12 banks will provide on-site services for those culture enterprises in need of funding

Ningbo cultural creativity exhibition opened

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Category: Culture Ningbo
Published: Monday, 04 June 2012 10:10

Exhibition of Cultural Creation 2012, hosted by Ningbo National University Science Park, Ningbo Bang Museum and College of Science and Technology of Ningbo University opened from May 25 to June 25.

The exhibition consists of such activities as an exhibition of selected works of graduation projects of the College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University, a festival of modern folk songs and a cooperation week of the national university science park and universities. In the one-month exhibition, over 1,000 creative works of over 300 series by students of College of Science and Technology, Ningbo University will be displayed. The works are inform of cartoons, plates, artistic works, industrial designs, designs of environment and designs for exhibition.

Zilinfang Art Gallery, a gallery of Ningbo Bone-wood Inlaying Craft

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Category: Culture Ningbo
Published: Tuesday, 13 November 2012 11:44

At the crossroads of South Tiantong Road and Middle Rili Road in Yinzhou is a 3-storey building, Zilinfang Art Gallery, a private museum of Chen Mingwei, Chinese Master of Arts and Crafts, Inheritor of Ningbo Bone-wood Inlaying Craft and Director of Ningbo Arts and Crafts Association.

Ningbo Bone-wood Inlaying Craft is a traditional wood carving craft featured for inlaying techniques of using various materials like ivory, boxwood, annatto, rose wood, ox bone, mother-of-pearl, copper sheet, preserved stone, etc. This craft, unique with local culture, is mainly used in furniture, stationery and home utensils.

Zilinfang Art Gallery, covering an area of 4,000 square meters, opened on September 2008. It is said that all the doors of the exhibition halls in the gallery are made of rosewood. The doors and windows cost over 100 cubic meters of such precious wood.

In addition, the art gallery has a special hall for painting and calligraphic works and intangible cultural heritages. This hall is free of charge for calligraphers and painters to exhibit their works. In this hall, the procedures of Ningbo Bone-wood Inlaying Craft are also displayed.

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