China plans 4,600 activities on Cultural and Natural Heritage Day

2020-06-05
Xinhua

BEIJING — More than 4,600 activities will be organized across China to celebrate this year's Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls on June 13.

Guilin city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region is hosting the occasion with events designed to show how historical relics have colored people's life and society, said Guan Qiang, deputy head of the National Cultural Heritage Administration on June 5.

Forums, open classes, exhibitions and art markets will celebrate the day, said Guan.

Since 2006, China has celebrated cultural heritage day on the second Saturday of June. In 2017, it was renamed Cultural and Natural Heritage Day.