Wang Zhenxing, an inheritor of Nantong blue calico printing and dyeing skills, a national intangible cultural heritage, explains the making technique to children at a dyeing workshop in Nantong City, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 11, 2026. Various activities were held across China in recent days to mark the upcoming Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls annually on the second Saturday of June. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/Xinhua)

　　An artist instructs children to learn the skills of shadow puppet performance at a cultural center in Fengrun District of Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, June 12, 2026. Various activities were held across China in recent days to mark the upcoming Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls annually on the second Saturday of June. (Photo by Zhu Dayong/Xinhua)

　　A teacher teaches children to make tie-dye at a kindergarten in Duyun City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 11, 2026. Various activities were held across China in recent days to mark the upcoming Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls annually on the second Saturday of June. (Photo by Xiao Wei/Xinhua)