Top Ten Intangible Cultural Heritage in China

Ten intangible cultural heritages in China: shadow play, Chinese paper-cutting, guqin, abacus, 24 solar terms, China acupuncture, China calligraphy, Chinese Peking Opera, movable type printing and the Great Wall.

1, shadow play:

Shadow play is an ancient folk traditional art in China, which is called donkey shadow play by old Beijing. It is a folk drama with animal skin or cardboard as a silhouette, illuminated by light sources such as candles or spirits, and performing stories.

2. Chinese paper-cutting:

"Chinese paper-cutting" is a kind of folk art that uses scissors or knives to carve patterns on paper to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. Paper-cutting has a broad mass base and has been integrated into the social life of people of all ethnic groups in China. It is an important part of various folk activities.

3. Guqin:

Qinsheng is the oldest and purest traditional musical instrument. Guqin music, as the representative of China traditional music culture, is an important part of China music with a long history of more than 3,000 years. It was called Qin in ancient times. There are also other names, such as "Stone" and "heptachord". Although the legends of Fuxi and Shennong are not credible, they have a long history. Guqin art was listed in the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage in 2008.

4. abacus:

It is called the fifth invention of China. In ancient China, abacus was a simple calculating tool invented by working people. The word abacus first appeared in Xu Yue's first record book. As the saying goes: "abacus, four seasons control, latitude and longitude three points." 20 13 was selected as a representative project of human intangible cultural heritage.

5. Twenty-four solar terms:

"Twenty-four solar terms" is a long-standing culture of the Chinese nation and the essence of Chinese civilization. "Twenty-four solar terms" and "December architecture" are the basis of the chronology of branches and branches established in ancient times (or in ancient times). According to ancient records, the age of the emperor's family was determined by cadres and branches at first. The twenty-four solar terms refer to a special season. The rotation of the Big Dipper is closely related to the seasonal changes. 20 16 was selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.

6. Acupuncture in China:

Acupuncture is a term. 20 1 1 selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.

7, China calligraphy:

Calligraphy is the ancient art of writing in China, and it has always exuded artistic charm, from Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Shi Guwen, bronze inscription (Zhong) to Da Zhuan, Xiao Zhuan and Li Shu, and then to the cursive script, regular script and running script in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Wei and Jin Dynasties. Calligraphy is a very unique visual art, and Chinese characters are an important factor of China's calligraphy, because calligraphy was produced and developed in China culture, and Chinese characters are a basic element of China culture. Calligraphy based on Chinese characters is the main symbol that distinguishes China's calligraphy from other calligraphy. In 2009, it was selected into the representative list of intangible cultural heritage.

8. Chinese Peking Opera:

Peking Opera, once called Pingju, is also called Luantan Opera and National Opera. Famous drama is one of the five major operas in China, with freehand brushwork as the theme and Huang Er and Pierre as the main melody melody. Known as the quintessence of China, China's three major operas. The art of Peking Opera is profound and profound, and its art, drama and martial arts are all beautiful. Beijing opera centered on Beijing is widely spread all over the world. It is an important medium to introduce and spread China's traditional art and culture. Peking Opera has been listed in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List on 201010/6.

9, movable type printing:

As early as 1 1 century, people in China invented movable type printing. Printing is one of the four great inventions in ancient China, which has a great influence on the progress of world civilization and the development of human culture. The invention of movable type printing is a major technological change in the history of printing. This is a printing method of replacing traditional printed matter with movable metal or clay, and it is also a non-reusable printed matter. The invention of clay marked the birth of printing. 20 10 is listed in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

10, Great Wall:

The Great Wall is an ancient military defense project in China. This is a tall, solid and coherent wall, which is used to limit the enemy's actions. The Great Wall is not a wall, but a defense system with the Great Wall as the main body and many cities, fortifications, pavilions and targets. The construction history of the Great Wall can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the famous allusion "the war drama princes" took place in Xie Jing (now Xi, Shaanxi). After Qin destroyed the six countries and unified the world, it connected and repaired the Great Wall of the Warring States Period, that is, the Great Wall.