Intangible cultural heritage show held ahead of cross-strait talks

The exhibition, which was organized by the Council for Cultural Affairs (CCA), opened at the Taichung Creative Culture Park in central Taiwan with more than 800 cultural artifacts on display.

Emile Sheng, head of the country's top cultural agency, said at the exhibition's opening ceremony that as Taiwan and China have many similar cultural traditions, intangible cultural heritage exchanges can further improve cultural ties and help develop better relations between the two sides.

Taichung Mayor Jason Hu said he always stressed that Taiwan and China should increase cultural exchanges, which could enhance mutual understanding and therefore avoid necessary harm.

China's Qu Shengrui, deputy director-general of the Ministry of Culture's division of intangible cultural heritage, also recognized the significance of cultural exchanges and said he will put greater effort into expanding such exchanges in the future.

According to CCA officials, there will also be on-site demonstrations of cultural traditions by approximately 20 national intangible cultural legends from China, including papercutting master Liu Jinglan and ingigo print expert Wu Yuanxin.

The exhibition covers two main shows: one focusing on China's intangible cultural heritage that will run through Dec. 20 and the other focusing on Taiwan's that will run through Feb. 28, officials said.

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