Six Nanming projects added to Guizhou intangible cultural heritage list

The Guizhou Provincial People's Government recently approved six projects from Nanming district, Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, as part of the sixth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage representative projects and the expanded list. The six listed projects cover categories such as traditional sports, medicine, and craftsmanship.

They include two traditional sports and acrobatics – Xiaolianquan (boxing) and Miao Sword Martial Arts; three traditional medicine practices – Guo's Bee Venom Acupuncture Therapy, Traditional Chinese Medicine Skin Diagnosis Method, and Miao Medicine Fertility Assistance Method; and one traditional craftsmanship – the Nanmenkou Changwangmian Making Technique.

Wang Linlin, a fourth-generation and sole inheritor of Xiaolianquan, demonstrates an iconic move. [Photo/Shuangshuang Guiyang Jiaxiu Nanming]

Representative inheritor Xu Ying showcases traditional Miao Sword Martial Arts with his disciples. [Photo/Shuangshuang Guiyang Jiaxiu Nanming]

Guo Xiangyang, the technique representative for bee venom acupuncture therapy, prepares a solution. [Photo/Shuangshuang Guiyang Jiaxiu Nanming]

Inheritor Wang Yongxin demonstrates a traditional Chinese Medicine Skin Diagnosis Method on a patient. [Photo/Shuangshuang Guiyang Jiaxiu Nanming]

Miao Medicine Fertility Assistance Method representative inheritor Wang Changguo offers traditional pulse diagnosis and consultation. [Photo/Shuangshuang Guiyang Jiaxiu Nanming]

Nanmenkou Changwangmian. [Photo/Shuangshuang Guiyang Jiaxiu Nanming]