Over 500 students and teachers from Nanjing, Jiangsu province spent a day immersing themselves in local intangible cultural heritage on May 11.

Each participant tried their hands at two crafts, such as dough modeling, tie dye, colored-lantern making, paper-cutting, clay sculpting, bamboo carving, gourd painting, paper flowers, and Yunjin brocade, a traditional weaving technique that originated in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) and represents the pinnacle of ancient Chinese brocade.

The activity was organized by the Nanjing Museum Administration and carried out by Gan's Grand Courtyard and the Lhasa Road Primary School.

Students hang pieces of tie-dye cloth they made using a variety of colors. [Photo by Le Tao/jschina.com.cn]