Old crafts on the brink of disappearing forever
Today marks China's first Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, themed "Dynamic Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance".
A range of old handicrafts and professions are continuing to vanish as time goes on. A large quantity of traditional handicrafts have been listed into the intangible cultural heritage protection catalogue over time to better preserve the talent and items.
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Renowned Qinqiang Opera artist Li Mei performs a fire blowing stunt. [Photo/VCG] |
Blowing fire is a special skill for Qinqiang Opera artists, and today fewer performers grasp the skill. In order to successfully blow fire, a performer must first grind rosin into powder and place the substance in small bags made of white linen paper. Then he needs to hold a bag of rosin in their mouth, and then blow the rosin powder out into fire, creating an outstanding visual effect.
