To meet the sixth Cultural Heritage Day, sponsored by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture, Province Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, Mianzhu City People's Government jointly organized the "colorful Sichuan, attractive New Year" - Third China Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival series of activities "Chinese woodblock New Year pictures Mianzhu cum on behalf of the Living Heritage Exhibition" at the May 16 kicked off in Mianzhu.
Activities in the solemn ceremony began apprentice - Museum of Mianzhu New Year, non-genetic order of the provincial people Huguang Kui Xi Chen received strong for the young artists disciple. The event theme is "Sichuan colorful, charismatic New Year," will focus on highlighting national intangible cultural heritage items Mianzhu Board Pictures of the unique charm of the original really promote the culture of the Chinese New Year, show hit in recent years "non-genetic" rescue, protection and heritage achievements, study and explore the Mianzhu woodcut New Year pictures and other "non-legacy" project effective protection, rational use, heritage development. May 20 exhibition will be held the day of the ribbon cutting ceremony and "protect the heritage of Chinese woodcut New Year pictures Mianzhu and rational utilization of seminars."
It is understood that in recent years, business has grown Mianzhu woodblock New Year pictures, from the three workshops in 2002 to 2010, developed into four companies and 26 individual workshops. New Year sales from products less than 300000 in 2002 to 2000 million in 2009, employing 10 people from 2002 to 2010 to 800 people, inheritors of the maturing echelon. Source: Sichuan Daily
