NETDA holds ICH training session for residents with disabilities

Residents with disabilities in the Nantong Economical and Technological Development Area in East China's Jiangsu province, learn to dye cloth on May 11. [Photo provided to NETDA]

Authorities in the Nantong Economical and Technological Development Area in East China's Jiangsu province held a cloth-dyeing training session for residents with disabilities on May 11.

Ni Shenjian, deputy curator of the area's Cloth Dyeing Museum, gave a history lesson on cloth-dyeing and its procedures during the class.

Shan Wenyi, who attended the class, said that it helped him gain a better understanding of the folk craft and taught him how to dye cloth.

Chen Xiaowei, a staff member of NETDA's disabled person's federation, said that she hopes the training session will help people with disabilities find jobs or start businesses.

Cloth-dyeing, a traditional folk craft, was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage item in 2006.

Ni Shenjian, deputy curator of the NETDA's Cloth Dyeing Museum, teaches residents with disabilities how to dye cloth. [Photo provided to NETDA]

Ni Shenjian, deputy curator of the NETDA's Cloth Dyeing Museum, teaches residents with disabilities how to dye cloth. [Photo provided to NETDA]