The second World Senior Congress was held in Yantai, Shandong province from May 24 to 30, attracting more than 1,200 guests from 46 countries.

During the event, a wide range of intangible cultural heritage items were displayed to teach visitors about Yantai's traditional culture, such as Yantai dough modeling, paper-cuttings and woolen embroidery.

Yantai dough modeling products are on display. With a history dating back thousands of years and a rich cultural heritage, Yantai dough modeling is one of the most popular folk arts in China. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Foreign visitors are impressed by the colorful dough models. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Yantai paper-cutting is a popular traditional handicraft and famous for its delicate design and is of great value to artistic research. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]