The 4th Intangible Heritage Expo opened in the city of Jinan in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday. And, more than 14-thousand items are on display.

About one-thousand intangible cultural categories from China, Nepal, Thailand, Singapore, and Japan are represented at the expo. As part of the event, over 16-hundred artists from across China are participating in paper-cutting, porcelain-making, bamboo-weaving, embroidery, and clay-carving.

The expo aims to pass down traditions, mixing age-old techniques with modern tools. It will run for five days, and already drew in 50-thousand visitors on its first day.

The 4th Intangible Heritage Expo opened in the city of Jinan in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday.

The 4th Intangible Heritage Expo opened in the city of Jinan in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday.