An artist performs man-and-puppet show at Meilang Village in Lin'gao County, south China's Hainan Province on May 24, 2020. The man-and-puppet show, a local art originating in Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279), was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage. Accompanied by traditional instruments, puppeteers and lifelike puppets perform on stage together. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)
BEIJING, June 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 4,600 activities will be organized across China to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on June 13.
Guilin city in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is hosting the occasion with events designed to show how historical relics have colored people's life and society, said Guan Qiang, deputy head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration Friday.
Forums, open classes, exhibitions and art markets will celebrate the day, said Guan.
Since 2006, China has celebrated cultural heritage day on the second Saturday of June. In 2017, it was renamed Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. ■