Chinese intangible cultural heritage

China's intangible cultural heritage includes: shadow play, Chinese paper-cutting, guqin, abacus and 24 solar terms.

1, shadow play

Shadow play is an ancient traditional folk art in China, which is called "donkey shadow play" by old Beijingers.

Formerly known as "Shadow Play" or "Lantern Play", it is a folk drama that uses animal skins or cardboard to make silhouette of characters and uses candles or spirits to perform stories. On 20 1 1 year, Chinese shadow play was selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.

2. Chinese paper cutting

Chinese paper-cutting is a folk art, which uses scissors or knives to cut and carve patterns on paper to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. In China, paper-cutting has a broad mass base and has been integrated into the social life of people of all ethnic groups. It is an important part of various folk activities. In 2009, Chinese paper-cutting was selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.

3. Guqin

Guqin is the oldest and purest traditional musical instrument. Guqin music is an important part of China music and a representative of China traditional music culture, with a long history of more than 3,000 years.

It was called Qin in ancient times, and there were other names, such as Shi, Yao Qin and so on. Although the legends of Fuxi, Shennong and Shun are not credible, they have a long history. In 2008, Guqin art was selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.

Step 4: abacus

Abacus is a numerical calculation method with abacus as a tool, which is called the fifth invention of China. Abacus is a simple calculation tool invented and created by the working people in ancient China. The word "abacus" first appeared in Ji Yi of Han Dynasty. As the saying goes, "abacus, four seasons control, latitude and longitude three talents." 20 13 was selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.

5. 24 solar terms

Twenty-four solar terms are an important part of the long history and culture of the Chinese nation, which embodies the essence of Chinese civilization. "Twenty-four solar terms" and "December architecture" are the basic contents of the dry calendar established in ancient times.

According to ancient records, the emperor's family began to make branches to determine their age. "Twenty-four solar terms" refers to the specific seasons, phenology, climate change and "December architecture" established in the calendar. The rotation of the Big Dipper is closely related to the change of seasons. 20 16 was selected into the representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.