Visitors were also able to enjoy demonstrations of intangible cultural heritage products being made on the spot with the traditional techniques used in Nantong.

Liu Hao, director of Nantong publicity department, examined the exhibition before the opening ceremony. He encouraged the Nantong exhibitors to make good use of the publicity to further promote Nantong art and culture, and attract more people to enjoy Nantong’s creative cultural products and national and provincial heritages.

A visitor is attracted by the exhibits from Nantong, Jiangsu province. [Photo/js.chinanews.com]

Nantong blue calico is well received by customers. [Photo/js.chinanews.com]

The delegation, led by Liu Hao, also visited the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao S.A.R, Macao Daily News and Lotus Macau.

The art fair was jointly held by Jiangsu Provincial Government’s Information Office, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, with support from the information office of Nantong municipal government.