The 2018 "Singing Poems along Qiantang" Poem Seminar is held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sept 26. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A poem seminar on the Qiantang River, the mother river of East China's Zhejiang province, kicked off in Hangzhou on Sept 26.

As part of the 2nd Hangzhou Qiantang River International Cultural Festival, the seminar, divided into three parts, saw the presence of distinguished artists and performers to recite about the folk culture that sprung up along the Qiantang River and the origins of Chinese civilization.

As the mother river of Hangzhou and Zhejiang province, Qiantang River has long been considered the cradle of silk, tea and porcelain cultures.

A performer recites a poem at the 2018 "Singing Poems along Qiantang" Poem Seminar in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sept 26. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

Tim Clancy, Australian linguist and the tourism image ambassador for Zhejiang province, recites a poem at the 2018 "Singing Poems along Qiantang" Poem Seminar in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Sept 26. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]