The list of intangible cultural heritage vitality ranking 2021 top 100 was released a few days ago. 13 districts and counties in Jinan, including Shanghe County, Laiwu District, Shizhong District, Zhangqiu District, Licheng District, Jiyang District, Lixia District, Tianqiao District, Gangcheng District, Huaiyin District, Pingyin County, Changqing District and Jinan High-tech Zone, were included in the list. Shanghe County, Laiwu District and High-tech Zone rank 12th, 13th and 61st respectively. 

　　In recent years, the Jinan Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have attached great importance to the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage. The municipal financial bureau allocates special funds for the protection of intangible cultural heritage every year, and constantly improves and standardizes various institutions. The China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo which is held every two years, the 2019 National Intangible Cultural Heritage Folk Art Week and other activities have continuously improved the popularity and reputation of Jinan city. Efforts have been made to establish Baihuazhou Traditional Craft Workstation and build a hot land of folk arts. Eight projects have been carried out for the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage. A project library for the revitalization of traditional crafts has been established. The project for integration of intangible cultural heritage with school education has been carried out to develop new ways of school education on intangible cultural heritage. The intangible cultural heritage shopping festival was held, and relevant tourist routes launched. A display and dissemination system was put in place and the Yellow River intangible cultural heritage corridor was built. More than 60 intangible cultural heritage museums and experience centers have been built, and the intangible cultural heritage research and learning activities have attracted a large number of students and lovers from different sectors of society. The intangible cultural heritage work in Jinan has been carried out vigorously with notable achievements.(cited from chinakongzi.org, source from Jinan Daily)