Shandong folk culture and arts charm media guests

Mohammad Hashem Mohammadi, an Afghan content creator based in Shanghai, learns to make lujin, or Lu Brocade, which is a national intangible cultural heritage, at the Museum of Lu Brocade located in Jiaxiang county of Jining city in East China’s Shandong province on June 4, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

As the “A Date with China–Meet Shandong” international media tour took a cohort of reporters and influencers based in China to explore the eastern province from June 2 to 7, the participants embarked on an immersive journey into the region’s long-standing cultural traditions and rich, vibrant folk culture and arts.

Shanghai-based American vlogger Lile Song Mahoney learns about the drum music of southeastern Shandong, a national intangible cultural heritage in Jiaxiang county of Jining city in East China’s Shandong province on June 4, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A member of the “A Date with China–Meet Shandong” international media tour tries on the costume for Shandong Bangzi (Wooden Clapper Opera) in Jiaxiang county of Jining city in East China’s Shandong province on June 4, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A member of the “A Date with China–Meet Shandong” international media tour tries on the costume for Shandong Bangzi (Wooden Clapper Opera) in Jiaxiang county of Jining city in East China’s Shandong province on June 4, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Members of the “A Date with China–Meet Shandong” international media tour try their hand at Jiaodong paper-cuttings in Weihai, East China’s Shandong province on June 7, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Shanghai-based American vlogger Lile Song Mahoney poses for a photo with a Jiaodong paper-cut she made in Weihai, East China’s Shandong province on June 4, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Mohammad Hashem Mohammadi, an Afghan content creator based in Shanghai, learns to perform the local yangge (a type of Chinese folk dance) in Weihai, East China’s Shandong province on June 6, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Members of the “A Date with China–Meet Shandong” international media tour try their hand at the waist-drum used in the local yangge dance in Weihai, East China’s Shandong province on June 6, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Members of the “A Date with China–Meet Shandong” international media tour have fun learning to make Jiaodong huabobo, a flower-shaped steamed bun, in Weihai, East China’s Shandong province on June 6, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]  

（chinadaily.com.cn）