In the first three days of the event, craftsmen were invited to introduce the art of making Jiaodong flower bobo. Jia Yuping, one of the inheritors of the art, said she was optimistic about its future.

She has been teaching lessons concerning Jiaodong flower bobo in kindergartens and primary and middle schools in Qixia. Though it was days before Spring Festival, she had received orders of more than 4,000 boxes of Jiaodong flower bobo. She also pledged to preserve and promote the heritage.

Besides Jiaodong flower bobo, the exhibition features clay figurines, dough modeling and Lunar New Year's paintings.

"We wish to introduce to our citizens the folk customs of celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year in the Jiaodong Peninsula through the exhibition," said an official of the intangible cultural heritage protection center in Yantai, organizer of the exhibition.

Women add final ornaments to the beautifully shaped Jiaodong flower bobo. [Photo/WeChat account: ytswgxj]