The opening ceremony for the Yangquan Culture Festival takes place in Dayangquan village, Yangquan, on Dec 21. The three-day festival is themed around nostalgia and appreciation for one's hometown and culture. [Photo/Yangquan Evening News]

A folk dance is performed at the opening ceremony in Yangquan on Dec 21. The festival is sponsored by the authorities of Chengqu district in Yangquan. [Photo/Yangquan Evening News]

Calligraphers wrote a hundred-meter long scroll with the Chinese character Fu (meaning "good fortune" or "happiness" in English) during the festival in Yangquan on Dec 16. Various intangible cultural heritage items, such as paper-cuts and dough sculptures, are on display during the festival which is also holding many cultural events. [Photo/Yangquan Evening News]