Tradition without borders

Artists from 60 countries create intricate textiles, handcrafted treasures at festival, Yang Feiyue reports in Chengdu.

Several elegant female figures stand in a graceful procession on a long scroll of painting, their silhouettes connected by flowing rivers and mountain ranges that trace the geographical contours of their homelands from Poland to China.

It continuously stopped visitors in their tracks to the 9th International Festival of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chengdu, Sichuan province, that ran from May 28 to Tuesday.

Iwona Tamborska, brain behind the artwork, used architectural elements, textiles, and iconic symbols from each country to adorn her subjects.