Awakening of Insects (Jingzhe), the third solar term of the 24 solar terms, falls on March 5. During this period, temperatures gradually rise and spring begins to stir, while insects that have been dormant underground awaken from their hibernation, bringing new vitality to nature.
"Beijing's Vibe of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chinese Solar Terms", a short video series jointly produced by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and CRI Online, has released its episode "Awakening of Insects". This episode features an intangible cultural heritage item of Beijing: the watercolor woodblock printmaking technique. Witness how intangible cultural heritage inheritors use knives as pens and woodblocks as paper pieces to present this lively season through reproduced artworks.