Yunnan.

A large ox surrounded by seven smaller ones crowns a bronze container in Shanghai. A separate weaving scene from Lijiashan gives another use for the sculpted lid.

Before a Zhoucheng cloth reaches the indigo vat, its maker has already shaped the pattern with thread, folds and knots.

Lisu speech travels across several valleys, while its written forms tell a history of local invention, missionary contact and public language policy.

Ashima belongs to the Sani people of Shilin as a narrative told and sung. Its verse, changing tunes and family teaching carry a life beyond a single printed story.

Jiuxiang’s cave landscape includes a record of human activity. At Zhangkou Cave, a published excavation connects rock chambers, layered deposits and stone tools.

The ham’s identity rests on a controlled process as much as a place name.

Mulberry bark passes through soaking, cooking, beating and sheet-forming before it becomes a surface for writing or wrapping.

School performances and local repertory show how a dramatic form can be carried into new settings without losing its named stories.

A 2026 report traces Wenshan sanqi from GAP and forest cultivation through fresh-root cleaning, grading and drying.

Heritage protection in Lijiang reaches into house repairs, construction skills and the boundaries of three settlements. Institutional records show how residents are included in that work.