Dozens of artists from 16 countries and regions are working to
set up an international union to better protect folk arts and craft
around the globe.
The International Folk Arts and Craft Union (IFACU) will promote
cooperation among artists from all over the world to save, protect
and develop folk arts and craft, said Luo Huanxin, executive
chairman of IFACU's Preparatory Committee.
The artists from China, Taiwan, the United States, Canada, Japan
and other countries and regions adopted a constitution for IFACU
this weekend in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The organization will be headquartered in Kunming and will hold
its first general assembly in 2008, Luo said.
(Xinhua News Agency October 24, 2006)