A highlight of the 1st International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival being held from May 23 to June 10, the establishment ceremony of the Chengdu Intangible Cultural Heritage Conservation Center (CICHCC) was held May 28 at the Chengdu People's Art Museum.

CICHCC is the first ICH conservation organization in Sichuan Province, and its establishment indicates that the ICH conservation in Chengdu has stepped into a new phase, said Long Yusheng, Head of Chengdu People's Art Museum and a representative of CICHCC.

The center is expected to play an important role in the planning, studying, consultancy and promotion of ICH conservation in Chengdu, as well as in training cultural heritage conservation professionals and organizing cultural exchanges.