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Train themed with local intangible cultural heritages starts operation in Heilongjiang

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 4 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

Train themed with local intangible cultural heritages starts operation in Heilongjiang

Passengers watch a performance on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

An actress performs on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Du Hui, inheritor of a birch bark pyrography making technique, makes a piece of birch bark pyrography on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Kang Jian, inheritor of a dough figurine making technique, shows his works on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Liu Jinxin, inheritor of an embroidery technique, talks with passengers on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Kang Jian, inheritor of a dough figurine making technique, shows his skills on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Du Hui, inheritor of a birch bark pyrography making technique, makes a piece of birch bark pyrography on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Wang Jiayue, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, plays a traditional instrument on train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Jan. 11, 2025. On train K7041 from Harbin to Mohe, five inheritors of intangible cultural heritages of the Oroqen ethnic group showcased various traditional crafts to passengers. This train marks the first of its kind operated by China Railway Harbin Group Co., Ltd.

As winter tourism in Heilongjiang continues to thrive, the train themed with local intangible cultural heritages started operation, inviting inheritors to demonstrate traditional ethnic skills on-site and promote ethnic culture. (Xinhua/Wang Song)

Reference link:- https://english.news.cn/20250112/410a84f4586d4cc1bf2e1ab4cee3606f/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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