Photo taken on Sept. 18, 2017 shows the scene at the Shanxi Intangible Cultural Heritages Exhibition in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province. (Photo by Zhang Zhou/ Guangming Picture)

By Zhang Zhou

TAIYUAN, Sept. 18 (Guangming Online)——More than 80 Chinese reporters and editors visited the Shanxi Intangible Cultural Heritages Exhibition to celebrate the upcoming 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) here on Monday. As one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization, Shanxi Province with several thousands of history of the Yellow River culture has abundant and glorious intangible cultural heritages as well as folk cultures with distinct features. There are sixteen sorts of intangible cultural heritages in Shanxi Province, including folk literature, folk fine arts, folk music, folk dance, drama, traditional handcraft, traditional Chinese medical science, folk customs and so on. All these widespread intangible cultural heritages showcase the time-honored culture and history of the province and lay significant foundation for the cultural sustainable development in the province.

　　“喜迎十九大，文脉颂中华”非物质文化遗产大型网络传播活动山西行于18日走进山西非遗展，来自中央新闻网站、地方新闻网站和商业网站，以及部分文化领域新媒体和传统媒体的近80名编辑记者通过观看展览，初步感受山西非遗的魅力。

　　山西是中华文明的发祥地之一，数千年黄河文化的积淀，使得生存在这片黄土地上的先民在长期的劳动和生活中形成了异常浓厚、丰富和有着鲜明特色的民俗文化层，非物质文化遗产积淀丰富而灿烂。涉及民间文学、民间美术、民间音乐、民间舞蹈、戏剧、曲艺、传统手工技艺、传统中医药、民俗等16个类别，如此数量大、分布广、种类全、价值高的非物质文化遗产，是山西深厚历史文化底蕴的重要载体，是山西省文化可持续发展的重要基础和保证。图为山西非遗展中展示的山西非遗项目。