Workshop attendees gather in the conference hall.

A workshop on “Happy Chinese New Year and Safeguarding and Promoting Traditional Festivals” was held in Foshan and Chaoshan in Guangdong province last year from Nov 29 - Dec 7. It was attended by experts and scholars on traditional Chinese festivals from Beijing and Guangdong, and by over 30 friends from almost 20 countries who are helping to carry out the project overseas. They conducted field studies during the period.

The workshop was a meaningful attempt at efforts behind the inheritance and preservation of intangible cultural heritage, in an attempt to make it even more dynamic. It focuses on inheritance and preservation of the Spring Festival, and attempts to make it more dynamic. Aiming to promote understanding of and attention to cultural diversity and sustainable development in society, it is a platform for practical exchanges and discussions on respective development and future requirements for the “Happy Chinese New Year” in different countries.

Group photo at the beginning of the workshop