Jiangsu students learn about intangible cultural heritage during summer vacation

Primary and middle school students in East China's Jiangsu province have gained more knowledge about intangible cultural heritage during summer vacation.

A group of third graders from Tianzheng Primary School in Nanjing recently visited Jinling Gold Foil Group in the city to learn about gold foil making technique, a national-level intangible cultural heritage item.

Ge Caijin, a senior artisan working for the group, told the students the entire production process comprises 12 procedures. He also showed them how to turn a gram of pure gold into a piece of gold foil that is one ten thousandth of a millimeter thick.

Students also learned how to cover a small gourd with gold foil using glue and brushes.

The Wuxi Museum has offered tie-dye classes to students during summer vacation. Students can create a work of art in the class with easily available materials including marbles, threads, a piece of cloth and dye made from isatis roots.