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Editor＇s Note： China＇s vast territory and long history have engendered a profuse and colorful intangible cultural heritage. Wang Wenzhang, president of the China Art Academy, and his staff have spent years on comprehensive research into China＇s intangible heritage with the aim of salvaging aspects of it that are in danger of dying out. Talking to Wang Wenzhang on the subject truly brings home its universal significance. As Wang says, ＂The intangible cultural heritage immanent in folklore, ballads, festivals and handicrafts constitute the quintessence of a nation.＂ Folk festivals are a main aspect of the cultural heritage of China＇s various ethnic groups, one that we will explore and bring to our readers throughout 2008. To quote Wang Wenzhang once more, ＂History enables knowledge of a nation; knowing its intangible cultural heritage gives insight into its spirit.＂     

The Sound of Hunan

The province’s rich tradition of song anddance lives on todayCentral China’s Hunan Province has a long history of outstanding opera culture.Today,Hunan’s opera traditions have become part of its intangible cultural heritage,and local operas continue to develop and evolve.A rich repertoire There are 19 major kinds of local operas inHunan.These operas not only reflect the wide     

To Protect Qiang Culture Is to Protect Ancient Chinese Civilization

Li Shaoming, research fellow of the Sichuan Provincial Institute of Nationalities： The core of Qiang culture is intangible cultural heritage, and the protection of Qiang intangible cultural heritage depends on protecting the Qiang people. I suggest setting up a Qiang Culture Conservation Area in Sichuan, so as to reestablish an “ecological environment” for Qiang culture.     

INTANGIBLE CUL TURAL HERITAGE ON UNESCO LIST

The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage defines intangible cultural heritage as the practices,representations,and expressions,as well as the knowledge and skills that communities,groups and,in some cases,individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.Along with structured cultural heritage,intangible heritage presents a nation with a sense of unity and belonging,beneficial not only to itself but also to humanity as a whole. Recognizing four unique areas of China's intangible heritage,the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO)added the following to its Protection List:     

“丝绸之路中国非物质文化遗产和民族地区扶贫成果展”亮相联合国维也纳办事处（英文）

正In a hall of the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria, an exhibition celebrating cultural heritage and poverty alleviation in parts of China opened on July 2, 2019. It showcased representative projects of intangible cultural heritage along the Silk Road from 13 of China's provinces, and government policies for     

Tibetan Cultural Heritages under Protection

From the annual grand gala celebrating the Spring Festival on the state broadcaster China Central Television to the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010,Tibetan culture is a highlight in the show,which has grabbed the attention of do-mestic and international audience with its uniqueness and rich diversity. Its pre-sentation has been regarded as a result of protection efforts of intangible Tibetan cultural heritages over half a century.     

Magic Needles

Acupuncture and moxibustion inscribed on UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage on November 16, UNESCO officially approved the inclusion of acupuncture and moxibustion, a traditional Chinese medicine therapy, on its Representative     

On the Productive Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Handicrafts and Its Human Values---A Case Study of the ＂Wuhan Model＂

Among the three methods of intangible cultural heritage （ICH） protection--salvage, integrity and productivity~--productive protection is the most complex and controversial one. Through a comprehensive analysis of legal relations, coordination mecha- nisms and modes of operation by the Wuhan Tourism Investment Group in the course of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in handicrafts, this paper discusses the sustainable ＂Wuhan Model＂ and its human values.     

Filth International Paper-Cut Art Festival(Jintan,China) Held

Paper-cut,a popular form of folk art,has a long history in China and is now on the national intangible cultural heritage list.As its name implies, various patterns are cut out of pieces of paper by artists with scissors or carving knives.The colorful works cover a wide range of subjects and have rich implications.Auspicious patterns are used to express     

Manzhong Norbusitar: the Lure of the Thangka简

正FORTY-six-year-old Manzhong Norbusitar is a national inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Thangka painting,a traditional Tibetan art form.The fourth generation in a line of Tibetan artists,he showed a strong interest in Thangka from a young age.Thangka painting involves highly skilled,geometric painting on cotton or silk and usually depicts a Buddhist deity,a ritual scene or symbol.Norbusitar learned the necessary techniques from     

Embracing Traditional Operas

正Traditional Chinese operas are an important part of China’s intangible cultural heritage,including well-known genres such as Peking Opera,Kunqu Opera and Cantonese Opera.Among them,Peking Opera has greatly outperformed others in terms of recognition abroad.Some foreigners not only travel to China to watch it,but also to pick up some of the opera’s performance techniques.     

The Soft Strength

Taijiquan, an ancient Chinese martial art recently listed as a world intangible cultural heritage, builds both physical and mental strength Upon receiving the news that Taijiquan was decorated with a world intangible cultural heritage accolade on December 17, 2020, Chen Ziqiang was teaching a Taijiquan class in his hometown.     

Festival Begins in Tibet

A giant Tangka,a religious silk embroidery or painting of Buddha,is unfolded by monks on the hill slope near Drepung Monastery on the outskirts of Lhasa,capital city of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region,starting the 2011 Shoton Festival,which lasts from August 29 to September 4.Shoton Festival,one of the most popular traditional festivals in Tibet,is celebrated annually from the end of the sixth month to the beginning of the seventh month according to the Tibetan calendar.It attracts tens of thousands of Buddhists and tourists each year.During the weeklong festival,people gather to drink yogurt,watch Tibetan operas,and pay homage to giant paintings of Buddha.Originating from the 11th century,the festival is now a national intangible cultural heritage.     

Crafting a Saga

Beijing's cultural inheritance scene steps things up a knotIts long history and traditional culture have endowed China's capital of Beijing with an abundance of intangible cultural heritage and an ensuing vast number of traditional techniques.According to Li Linlin,Vice Director of Beijing Cultural Heritage Protection Center.     

刀郎（英文）

<正>The Uyghur Muqam art of China was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of the world in May 2006.Daolang?Muqam from Maigaiti County,Kashi,Xinjiang,was later included as its subproject.Before that,both the Daolang?Muqam and Daolang?Mexrep had been included in the first batch of state-level intangible cultural heritages.     

The Art of Bookbinding

Book designer brings a centuries-old technique back to life With a cup of pu’er tea and a burning sandalwood incense stick on the desk,Zhang Xiaodong begins a day’s work at his studio in Yizhuang in the southeastern suburb of Beijing.Zhang is the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage known as Dragon Scale Binding.     

TIME RUNNING OUT FOR NATIONAL TREASURES

Along with UNESCO proclaimed intangible cultural heritage, China has a national list of intangible cultural heritage with 518 entries.These intangi- ble national treasures are facing their toughest challenge to date in the ongo- ing fight against the unrelenting drive of urbanization and globalization. Without urgent attention many of these aspects of China's rich history could be lost forever.Here we bring you a brief introduction of six art forms that, among many others,need protection.     

Do We Still Need the Abacus?

正Zhusuan is the name given to the techniques used on a Chinese abacus.It includes performing simple sums such as addition and subtraction,or far more complex operations including exponential multiplication.Zhusuan can be traced back to more than 2,500years ago.It is regarded as the fifth invention in Chinese history and was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage by the Chinese Government in 2008.Zhusuan was also officially listed as a UNESCO intangible cultural     

ABite of Food Culture

<正>Chinese food seeks to add flavor to UNESCO’s cultural palette Since ancient times China has enjoyed a rich food culture,with many dishes becoming famous and part of the nation’s intangible cultural heritage.The longing for those lip-smacking delicacies was stoked anew in the past years,both at home and abroad,by A Bite of China,a popular Chinese teleseries on China’s varied food culture.