Quzhou City in neighboring Zhejiang Province launched a week of activities on campus and at residential communities in Shanghai to promote its tourism before the May Day holiday.
The Nankong Culture Week of Quzhou has been held at Fudan University and will run through Friday, showcasing the city’s intangible cultural heritage gems on campus.
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About two hours by high-speed rail from Shanghai, Quzhou is known as the second hometown of the descendants of Confucius. In history, the offspring of Confucius were forced to leave their hometown due to war or political reasons, and Quzhou was their dwelling place in the south.
Kaihua paper, crowned a “pearl of Chinese handmade paper” originated in Kaihua County of Quzhou and is known for its delicate texture. The paper can be maintained for thousand of years and is used as the material of…