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Traditional skills in intangible cultural heritage include

Traditional skills included in the intangible cultural heritage include shadow puppetry, paper-cutting, guqin, abacus, New Year pictures, etc.

1, shadow puppet show

Shadow puppetry, also known as "shadow play" or "lantern shadow play", is a kind of folk drama in which silhouettes of characters made of animal skins or cardboard are used to perform stories. During the performance, the artists controlled the puppets behind a white curtain while telling stories using local popular tunes, accompanied by percussion instruments and string instruments, giving it a strong local flavor.

2. Paper cutting

Paper-cutting generally refers to Chinese paper-cutting, which is a folk art that uses scissors or carving knives to cut patterns on paper and is used to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. In China, paper-cutting has a broad mass base, is integrated into the social life of people of all ethnic groups, and is an important part of various folk activities.

3. Guqin

Guqin, also known as Yaoqin, Yuqin and Lyre, is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument with a history of more than three thousand years. It is one of the eight tones. Guqin has a wide sound range, deep timbre and long lingering sound. Ancient books record that Fuxi made a harp, and there are also legends about Shen Nong, the Yellow Emperor, and Yao of the Tang Dynasty.

4. Abacus

Abacus (abacus culture) is a method of numerical calculation using the abacus as a tool. It is one of the many scientific and technological inventions in ancient China and evolved from "calculation". One of the national intangible cultural heritages.

5. New Year pictures

New Year pictures are a type of Chinese painting, which began with the ancient "door god paintings". They are one of the Chinese folk arts and one of the common folk handicrafts. New Year pictures are a unique painting genre in China and an art form popular among rural Chinese people. Most of them are used for posting during the New Year to decorate the environment, with the meaning of blessing the New Year with good fortune and joy, hence the name New Year pictures.