Mazu is the most influential sea goddess in China's coastal areas, boasting more than 200 million followers worldwide. In 2009, UNESCO included Mazu belief and customs on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
May 24, 2024
2024-05-24
Khoomei, a traditional style of throat singing created by the Mongolian ethnic group to show respect for nature, was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
April 26, 2024
2024-04-26
Nanyin, considered the "sound of the motherland for Minnan people in China and throughout Southeast Asia," is a style of Chinese classical music. In 2009, it was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
April 15, 2024
2024-04-15
Regong arts, best known for their thangka paintings, are an important and distinctive part of Tibetan Buddhist arts. In 2009, they were inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
April 3, 2024
2024-04-03
China has a long history of cultivating silkworms and producing silk, which can be traced back 3,000 to 4,000 years. In 2009, sericulture, along with its related techniques and practices, was included on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.
March 25, 2024
2024-03-25
Tibetan opera is a form of performance art that is deeply embedded with traditional Tibetan culture. It is most popular in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau area in southwestern China.
March 15, 2024
2024-03-15
China's Longquan celadon, with a history of 1,700 years, is a type of green-glazed porcelain. Its traditional firing techniques were inscribed on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list in 2009.
December 29, 2023
2023-12-29
Xuan paper, a high-quality rice paper known as the "King of Papers," is widely used in Chinese calligraphy and painting. The traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper were added to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage in 2009.
December 20, 2023
2023-12-20
Xi'an wind and percussion ensemble is a regional Chinese music genre featuring performances of drum and wind instruments.
December 11, 2023
2023-12-11
Yueju opera is a form of Chinese opera, popular throughout south China and serving as a cultural bond among Cantonese speakers in the country and abroad. It was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.
November 30, 2023
2023-11-30
Meshrep, a traditional cultural gathering of the Uygur people in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, was added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2010.
November 20, 2023
2023-11-20
The watertight-bulkhead technology utilized in Chinese junks equips ocean-going vessels with watertight compartments. In 2010, UNESCO inscribed this technology on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
November 10, 2023
2023-11-10
Wooden movable-type printing, one of the oldest printing technologies invented in ancient China, was inscribed on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2010.
October 30, 2023
2023-10-30
Acupuncture and moxibustion are traditional Chinese medicine therapies used to treat illnesses and maintain health. In 2010, they were inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
October 20, 2023
2023-10-20
Peking opera, a performing art that integrates singing, reciting, dancing, acting and acrobatics with instrumental accompaniment, is regarded as China's national opera.
October 10, 2023
2023-10-10
Yimakan storytelling is a narrative art of rhythmic speaking and singing practiced by Hezhe ethnic group in China. In 2011, it was inscribed on UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
September 28, 2023
2023-09-28
China's shadow puppetry is a form of theater. It uses silhouette figures to perform plays against an illuminated cloth screen. It was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2011.
September 20, 2023
2023-09-20
"The 2008-2020 Strategy for the Training of Coming Generations of Fujian Puppetry Practitioners" was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2012, becoming China's 37th entry on the list.
September 11, 2023
2023-09-11
Chinese Zhusuan refers to the knowledge and practice of performing arithmetic calculations using an abacus. It was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013.
August 30, 2023
2023-08-30
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms represent a knowledge system and set of social practices through which the Chinese structure their understanding of astronomical laws and their connection with the natural world.
August 21, 2023
2023-08-21
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