The first Haohe River Bazaar was held on Oct 22-24 at the Haohe River scenic area – in the Chongchuan district of Nantong city, in East China's Jiangsu province – where cultural performances took place and local cuisine and folk handicrafts were on offer, among other delights.

During the three-day event, special performances were staged every day.

A folk music performance is staged at the bazaar in the Haohe River scenic area on Oct 22. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Blue calico, banyao whistling kites, printmaking and other handicrafts attract a large number of tourists and locals. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Children at bazaar are delighted by sugar painting. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

The event was one of a series of activities for the 2021 China Nantong International Jianghai Culture and Tourism Festival. It aimed to create a distinctive bazaar by the Haohe River, to entertain citizens and tourists alike and enable visitors to experience Nantong's exquisite cultural life.