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Yao Xinguo recently landed the sweet gig of sharing his beloved zongzi (rice dumpling) techniques with visitors to a new intangible cultural heritage museum. ▲Visitors learn about making zongzi at the intangible cultural heritage museum recently opened by Wufangzhai, a century-old brand, in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. [Photo/China Daily] The museum was opened on May 8 by Wufangzhai, a century-old zongzi brand based in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. Yao first walks the visitors, mostly families with children, through the history and culture of traditional zongzi -making before demonstrating how to wrap the glutinous rice with bamboo leaves. Two green leaves flutter between his deft fingers, and, in no time, a plump zongzi takes shape. Fifteen families with children signed up for the tour the first day. The children watched intently, eager to give it a try themselves. "One hand should hold the leaves, while the other pushes them up. Just a pinch and a fold will do," says Yao, who has been ………………………………