Intangible cultural heritage is an important component of Chinese excellent traditional culture. XPU has always attached importance to introducing intangible cultural heritagein to the campus and bringing vitality to traditional culture.

On March 12, Chen Yanqing workshop, namely the workshop of Chen’s Gold and Silver Jewelry Manufacturing Technology, successfully launched among the fashion craft workshops of Fashion Cultural Creative Park (hereafter Creative Park) of XPU.L i Pengfei, Vice President of XPU, Lu Zhao, Director of Fashion Cultural and Creative Industry Park, Wang Xiaoxian, Secretary of League Committee, and staff in XPU attended the launching ceremony.

First, Li Pengfei stated that representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage projects are important carriers and transmitters of intangible cultural heritage, playing a key role in the communication and development of traditional culture and folk art. He also welcomed that Ms. Chen Yanqing's workshop settled in XPU, providing new impetus for XPU’s innovative talent training.

Then Lu Zhao said that the settlement of Ms. Chen Yanqing’s workshop would enhance the technical strength of decorative arts workshops of XPU and brought new strength to the creative park. At the same time, XPU willm ake a good use of the creative park, introducing more excellent teams to provide high-quality resources for students and teachers inlearning, teaching, practice and communication.

Subsequently, Ms. Chen Yanqing introduced herself, Chen’s skills on gold and silver jewelry and her works. She expected that teachers and students would exchange and learn from each other in the workshop to contribute to XPU’s cultural and creative industry and also discipline development.

Introducing workshops of Intangible Cultural Heritage into Fashion Culture and Creative Industry Park is a new cooperationmode in XPU. The mode could introduce high-quality resources to serve the relevant disciplines, further promote the integration of culture and teaching, culture and practice, and construct a better platform for teachers and students in XPU.