Shenyang’s heritage hall
Shenyang opened a new Intangible Cultural Heritage hall this week designed for demonstrations and hands‑on craft sessions — a practical stop for travelers who want live weaving, carving and local skills (x.com). The space is explicitly programmed for visitor participation, not just display, which is rare for heritage centers (x.com).
The Dongbei Dagu Exhibition Hall opened to the public on January 13, 2026 inside the Shenyang Public Art Museum and offers free admission with listed hours of 9:00–16:00. (shenyang.gov.cn) The new hall is dedicated to Dongbei Dagu — classified as a national intangible cultural heritage item — and the displays include performance costumes, Shu drums, Guban (drum and clapper), Sanxian and Sihu instruments, plus gramophone records, scripts and periodicals. (shenyang.gov.cn) The opening coincided with a larger regional push: the 2026 Liaoning Intangible Cultural Heritage Winter Expo ran for five days beginning January 23, 2026 at the Liaoning Science and Technology Museum and featured on-site artisans and interactive workshops. (global.chinadaily.com.cn) Organizers say the winter expo brought together more than 1,000 intangible cultural heritage works — highlights listed include coal carvings and Songhua inkstones — and specifically allowed visitors to touch raw materials and try their hand at carving. (global.chinadaily.com.cn) Provincial programming this season collected over 40 named ICH items for public workshops and demonstrations, citing examples such as Xiuyan Manchu paper cutting and Shenyang Hu Kuizhang writing‑brush making in event listings. (licc.lnd.com.cn) Shenyang’s new exhibition space is presented under the city’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center umbrella and is part of a broader municipal strategy to expand themed halls, mobile exhibitions and hands‑on cultural programming across the province. (shenyang.gov.cn)
