BEIJING: A celebration highlighting the cultural depth and contemporary vitality of Spring Festival was held on Monday in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province, with a series of activities unfolding in Leping, a county-level city known for its operatic and folk traditions.
It’s one of the 2026 national flagship events of the “Our Festivals · Spring Festival” cultural program that showcases Jiangxi’s progress in promoting cultural heritage, advancing grassroots cultural practice, and fostering social civility.
Daytime activities featured field visits to villages, historic streets, and community centers. In Datiancun village, the hometown of Shi Linghe, regarded as the “father of Ganju Opera”, guests experienced rural folk traditions through opera performances, Spring Festival couplet writing, and demonstrations of traditional food-making skills.
Festive activities continued on Leping’s historic Laobeijie street, the birthplace of Jiangxi stir-fried cuisine, where food markets, intangible cultural heritage displays, and ceramic exhibits created a strong holiday atmosphere. Cultural events such as calligraphy, painting, and woodblock printing were also available.
Leping is regarded to preserve the largest number of rural traditional opera stages in China. Exhibits at the China Ancient Opera Stage Museum highlighted the artistic and historical value of these structures and the local development of Ganju Opera.
The celebrations concluded with an evening performance at the city’s ancient opera stage, featuring songs, dances, opera, and other art forms that showcased Jingdezhen’s ceramic culture, Leping opera traditions, and local tea culture. –The Daily Mail-China Daily news exchange item
