Cultural inheritor revitalizes Beijing intangible heritage

Reporter: Chen Ziqi; narrated by Luo Laiming

[Photo：courtesy of Zhao Wenyue]

By June 2017, the UNESCO had recognized 39 intangible cultural heritages in China. They included, among many other things, paper cutting, the Dragon Boat festival, Peking opera, and the practice of acupuncture. Unfortunately some traditional cultures are struggling to remain popular among the younger generations, and there are fears that some legends may be lost. Thankfully a number of cultural enthusiasts are stepping into the breach to stop this traditional culture from vanishing and helping to revitalize them among the general public. CRI′s Luo Laiming brings us one example. 39-year-old Beijing trolleybus driver Zhao Wenyue, the ninth inheritor of the Imperial Academy Five Tiger choreographic Cudgeling Battle, is making all-out efforts in preserving this particular intangible heritage at municipal level.