Yantai, the main host city for the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day celebrations in Shandong province, boasts a long history and rich culture.

The city has 22 key national cultural relic protection units and 110 provincial cultural relic protection units.

It is also home to 14 national intangible cultural heritage items, including Haiyang yangko (a rural folk dance popular in Haiyang), woolen embroidery, and Yantai paper-cutting.

Yantai paper-cutting was also included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Haiyang yangko dance, a popular folk dance in Haiyang, Yantai [Photo/WeChat account: ytwlgw]

Meng Zhaotai, inheritor of Jiaodong bobo, a type of steamed bun popular in the Jiaodong peninsula of Shandong province. [Photo/WeChat account: ytwlgw]

Laizhou straw weaving, a traditional handicraft in Yantai, is originated in the countryside near Shahe River. It has a history of over 1,500 years and was added to the list of National Intangible Culture Heritage Items in 2008. [Photo/WeChat account: ytwlgw]