If you attended the 2017 Yangtze River Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition(非物质文化遗产展览) in Wuhan, Hubei, you would have found it hard to forget the treasures on the display there. That's because all of them were not only cultural achievements made by Chinese people, but also reflected the long history of the Yangtze River. Here's an example.
Chinese embroidery(刺绣) took root in the Yangtze River Valley. Think about the four most famous types of embroidery in China — Su embroidery from Jiangsu, Shu embroidery from Sichuan, Xiang embroidery from Hunan, and Yue embroidery from Guangdong — and you'll realize that three of them originate from cities along the Yangtze River.
As the great river provided a wonderful environment to produce silk cloth, decorating it with embroidery soon became the daily activities of most local people. It perfectly shows the old Chinese saying, "The unique features of a local environment always give special characteristics to its inhabitants(居民). "
In 2015, 11 cities along the Yangtze River basin(流域) signed an agreement to better protect intangible cultural heritage along the river. This is a big step toward making sure our nation's cultural wonders will still be alive for more generations (几代人).
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