The Baofeng Majie Folk Artists Fair is held annually on the 13th day of the first month in the Chinese lunar calendar in Majie village in C. Henan province. It marks one of the largest folk art fairs in China or beyond, with a nearly a thousand-year history. The fair serves as a gathering for the exchange and performance of traditional storytelling and ballad singing. It has become a prestigious event for grassroots artists and renowned performers. Every year, numerous artists from across China come here to present their skills, meet friends, sacrifice to ancestors, and seek teachers or apprentices. In 2006 this grand get-together was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.
宝丰马街书会，俗谓“十三马街会”，每年农历正月十三在河南省宝丰县城南的马街村举行。马街书会是中国乃至世界最大的民间曲艺大会，距今已有近千年的历史。“书会”意为曲艺书目的说唱、交易集会。马街书会在曲艺界有着很高的地位，至今已经发展成为草根艺人、曲艺名家向往和云集的精神殿堂。每年的马街书会上，都有来自全国各地的说书人前来亮艺、会友、祭祖、拜师收徒。2006年，马街书会被列入首批国家级非物质文化遗产名录。（视频来源：平顶山说唱文化（宝丰）生态保护发展中心）