Jiang Peilan teaches visitors how to make ( tradition) Chinese calligraphy brushes at a popular tourist attraction in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. .
Jiang, in her 50s, is expert in making the Guilin-style brushes by hand, a technique (list) as a regional-level intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产). Her courses are held in a cultural heritage experience center at a major tourist draw in Guilin city that(feature) several scenic rivers and lakes. Jiang regards her courses, where visitors learn to make (them) own writing brushes under her guidance, as a good way to preserve and promote a fading art that is becoming less (appeal) among young people in the digital age.
Jiang began teaching brush-making at the experience center last year at the(invite) of a local cultural company runs the faility. She sometimes gives more than five lectures on weekends or holidays to meet the growing demand from tourists. The center provides the general public with access cultural heritage.
Experience centers focusing on intangible cultural heritage have mushroomed across China. In Guangxi alone, a total of 368 such centers (come) into existence since 2009. Experts believe the exploding popularity of such experience centers is part of a larger trend that has seen a growing focus on tradition.
