By TRN Online, Kathmandu, Dec. 1: The exhibition of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Pingliang in Gansu Province, China, has attracted distinguished visitors to the ongoing 9th Nepal International Trade Fair.
The Fair which opened here on November 30 is oraganised by the Federation of Nepal Chambers of
Commerce and Industry.
A total of
210 exhibition stalls from Bangladesh, India, China and Pakistan along with
host Nepal are set up in the fair which will run until December 4.
This grand
event provides an important platform for trade cooperation and cultural
exchanges among countries.
Among expo
stalls, a stall from Gansu Longyi intangible cultural communication limited
liability company has stood unique and its exhibition of intangible cultural
heritage works have been highly recognized by the distinguished guests.
Accompanied
by Qian Jun, Deputy Director General of Gansu Provincial Department of Commerce
and Li Jun, Deputy Director General of Gansu Provincial Department of Foreign
Economic Cooperation, Chinese Ambassador Chen Song and Nepali government officials made
two trips to and from the stall. They stopped to visit the exhibition works
from Gansu Long Intangible Cultural Communication Co., Ltd., including
paper-cut, shadow play, straw painting, sachet and other intangible works. The
distinguished visitors conducted in-depth exchanges with the company representative
Wang Jinyi.
Pingliang "Intangible Cultural Heritage" culture as a pearl, for the first time to fly out of the country, appeared in the international stage and received a high degree of recognition and support from distinguished guests from all over the world, said Wang, adding, the unique artificial skills and cultural connotation of China's intangible cultural heritage has attracted great interest of visitors.
Ambassador Chen selected a number of straw
paintings in the booth as national gifts for foreign exchanges of the Embassy
in Nepal, and paid for them on the spot, said Wang. This marks the Pingliang
"Intangible Cultural Heritage" in the national publicity and
promotion activities to a new level, but also to further enhance the Pingliang
characteristics of cultural publicity in the international market influence and
reputation provides a solid guarantee.
The
exhibition with the help of the national platform where a comprehensive display of
Pingliang characteristics of cultural resources have been made has actively
promoted the characteristics of "intangible heritage" products, not
only to achieve Pingliang "intangible heritage" works in the
international market for sales and promotion, but also to promote the
integration of culture and tourism, tourism products trading, and seek common
development played an important role, Wang shared talking with TRN Online.