A wide range of intangible cultural heritage items, and tourism and cultural products from the coastal city of Yantai in East China's Shandong province were on display at the Tourism Development Conference of Shandong 2022, which was held at Nishan Sacred Land, a popular attraction in Jining, from June 26 to 27.

Yantai is a tourist destination, a national historical and cultural city, and a city that boasts a great number of intangible cultural heritage items such as Laizhou straw weaving, Jiaodong paper-cutting art, and Laizhou ink brushes. Currently, the city has eight national-level intangible cultural heritage inheritors, and 43 provincial-level ones. A wide range of Yantai handicrafts were added on the list of the "Shandong Good Products" earlier this year, and 23 Yantai products were included in the first batch of "Shandong Good Products", which has in turn promoted the high-quality development of local brands.

Yantai tiger-themed artworks are on display at the Tourism Development Conference of Shandong 2022. The intangible cultural heritage items integrate the ancient Chinese legend of "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", folk paper-cutting art, and Peking Opera masks. [Photo/WeChat account: ytwlgw]

A set of paper sculptures are on display at the Tourism Development Conference of Shandong 2022, which was held at Nishan Sacred Land, a popular attraction in Jining, from June 26 to 27. [Photo/WeChat account: ytwlgw]

Laizhou straw weaving, a traditional handicraft in Yantai, 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]