A day to honor China's heritage

The Ministry of Culture has announced a series of activities to celebrate China's 7th Cultural Heritage Day on June 9.

From June 9-18, the National Library of China will hold 10 lectures on intangible cultural heritage protection. Some intangible cultural heritage inheritors will also be invited to present demonstrations during the lectures. Two exhibitions about traditional stone rubbings and architecture will also be presented from June 9-July 8 at the National Library of China.

The ministry will also co-host an intangible cultural heritage forum in Jiangsu province's Suzhou and activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhejiang province's Jiaxing from late June to early July.

The 2nd Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo will be held in September.