Qixia–Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Workshop and Qixia Dragon Dance–Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Studio Inaugurated at NJCIT

At 13:30 on April 23, the inauguration ceremony of Qixia–Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Workshop and Qixia Dragon Dance–Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Studio was held at Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology (NJCIT). Attendees of the ceremony included Xia Wenbiao, Deputy Director of Nanjing Public Cultural Center, Xue Youxin, representative inheritor of Qixia Dragon Dance, the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province; Shen Yang, Associate Professor of Nanjing Normal University; Lu Qun, Vice President of NJCIT, and Wang Jibin, Secretary of the CCYL Committee of NJCIT.

Qixia District has a long history, a profound cultural background and rich intangible cultural heritage resources. It is of great and far-reaching significance to inherit and carry forward excellent traditional culture. In order to solidly advance the school's aesthetic education and strengthen the educational function of traditional Chinese culture, the school has been expanding social resources and actively exploring a new model of aesthetic education promoted by schools and museums together. In collaboration with the Nanjing Public Cultural Center, the Qixia–Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Workshop was set up at Nanjing Vocational College of Information Technology. The Qixia Dragon Dance–Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance Studio was established at the same time. Xue Youxin, a representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage Qixia Dragon Dance in Jiangsu Province, will guide the inheritance of the dragon dance in the school. The establishment of the workshop and the studio and the implementation of a series of related activities will give NJCIT's students more opportunities to experience and feel the charm of traditional culture closely so that the essence of excellent Chinese traditional culture can be deeply embedded in their hearts.

Photo/Text by Xie Fei, CCYL Committee