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People paint on a buffalo's body. ( Taste all China /Hu Zunhui) The 6th Buffalo Body Painting Competition was held in Jiangcheng Hani and Yi Autonomous County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, on May 18 to celebrate the county's 70th anniversary. During the competition, participants created vivid artistic works on the bodies of 46 buffaloes. The paintings were characterized by delicate strokes and rich colors, incorporating elements of distinct ethnic cultures, natural scenery, and auspicious animals. The artists skillfully combined traditional painting techniques with modern aesthetics to create stunning visual displays. Buffalo body painting has a long history in China. Initially, buffalo body painting served as a deterrent to prevent wild animals from preying on cattle. However, it has now become a popular art activity, allowing people to share local stories and express good wishes through their paintings. (Intern Xing Yawen contributed to this story.) 【1】【2】【3】【4】【5】【6】【7】【8】

Yang Yongliang weaves the Jiaya Tibetan carpet in an intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall in Huangzhong district of Xining, the capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province. ( Taste all China /Yang Qihong) Yang Yongliang, a 62-year-old inheritor of the Jiaya Tibetan carpet, concentrates on weaving the delicate traditional carpet after doing his farm work in an intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall in Huangzhong district of Xining, the capital city of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Jiaya Tibetan carpet weaving skills have been incorporated into China's national intangible cultural heritage items. The carpet is made from the wool of sheep and cattle native to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and is recognized for its meticulous weaving skills and exquisite colors. Yang started learning to make Tibetan carpets when he was just 9 years old, and has great confidence in the inheritance and preservation prospects of traditional weaving skills. "Almost every family in the village knows how to weave Jiaya Tibetan carpets. I also share my experiences with apprentices to preserve and pass down the skills to future generations," he said. For intangible cultural heritage inheritors like Yang, traditional skills are not only a lifelong career, but also a carrier of profound traditional culture,…