What kind of natural resources is the world-class intangible heritage project "Send the King Ship" to express awe and gratitude for the marine forest?

The world-class non-legacy project sent the king ship, expressing awe and gratitude for the ocean.

Sending the king boat is a folk activity widely spread in Minnan area of China and coastal areas of Malacca, Malaysia, to avoid disasters and pray for peace. This is a sacrificial activity to express awe and gratitude for the ocean. In 2020, it was listed in the UNESCO representative list of human intangible cultural heritage. It has a history of more than 600 years, and prayed for "national peace and favorable weather" through a series of sacrificial ceremonies.

The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage announced that the project "Sending the King Boat-Ceremony and Related Practice of Sustainable Connection between Man and the Ocean" jointly declared by China and Malaysia (hereinafter referred to as "Sending the King Boat") was officially listed in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, with a total of 14 study sites.

Brief introduction to the development history of the king-sending ship

Sending the king's boat is a widely spread ceremony in Minnan area of China (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou) and the coastal area of Malacca. The activities of these two countries are both places. Minnan is held every three or four years when it is windy in the northeast season and autumn; In Malacca, it is mostly held in the leap year of the lunar calendar and the auspicious day of the dry season. The ceremony lasted several days or months.

Since the formation of 15 to 17 century, with the "Lower Southeast Asia" and maritime trade, it gradually spread from southern China to Southeast Asia. The ship to send the monarch conveys people's historical memory of their ancestors going to sea, embodies the concept of harmonious coexistence between man and nature and respect for life, and provides rich cultural dialogue resources for promoting the development of an inclusive society; It carries marine knowledge and navigation technology such as observing meteorology, tides and ocean currents, and is the crystallization of people's long-term wisdom in marine production and life.

The Ship to the King is regarded as the same heritage by relevant societies in China and Malaysia, and it is a vivid example of the spread and blending of Chinese culture in countries along the Maritime Silk Road.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Send the King Ship