Folk cultural activities held at ancient town of Zouma in SW China's Chongqing ahead of holidays

Visitors watch a candy painting performance at the ancient town of Zouma in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period approaches, the ancient town of Zouma has launched a series of folk cultural activities, including lion dance performances, an intangible cultural heritage market, a Mid-Autumn lantern riddle fair, Hanfu experiences, and Sichuan Opera face-changing performances. Integrating the historical heritage of the town's ancient post road with contemporary folk culture experiences, these activities have attracted numerous local residents and tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Visitors enjoy a Sichuan Opera fire-breathing performance at the ancient town of Zouma in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period approaches, the ancient town of Zouma has launched a series of folk cultural activities, including lion dance performances, an intangible cultural heritage market, a Mid-Autumn lantern riddle fair, Hanfu experiences, and Sichuan Opera face-changing performances. Integrating the historical heritage of the town's ancient post road with contemporary folk culture experiences, these activities have attracted numerous local residents and tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Visitors enjoy a Sichuan Opera face-changing performance at the ancient town of Zouma in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period approaches, the ancient town of Zouma has launched a series of folk cultural activities, including lion dance performances, an intangible cultural heritage market, a Mid-Autumn lantern riddle fair, Hanfu experiences, and Sichuan Opera face-changing performances. Integrating the historical heritage of the town's ancient post road with contemporary folk culture experiences, these activities have attracted numerous local residents and tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

Visitors enjoy a lion dance performance at the ancient town of Zouma in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period approaches, the ancient town of Zouma has launched a series of folk cultural activities, including lion dance performances, an intangible cultural heritage market, a Mid-Autumn lantern riddle fair, Hanfu experiences, and Sichuan Opera face-changing performances. Integrating the historical heritage of the town's ancient post road with contemporary folk culture experiences, these activities have attracted numerous local residents and tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

An inheritor of the national-level intangible cultural heritage "folk stories of Zouma Town" tells folk stories in the Chongqing dialect at the ancient town of Zouma in Chongqing, southwest China, Sept. 23, 2026. As the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period approaches, the ancient town of Zouma has launched a series of folk cultural activities, including lion dance performances, an intangible cultural heritage market, a Mid-Autumn lantern riddle fair, Hanfu experiences, and Sichuan Opera face-changing performances. Integrating the historical heritage of the town's ancient post road with contemporary folk culture experiences, these activities have attracted numerous local residents and tourists. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)