Ten major categories of intangible cultural heritage

The ten major categories of intangible cultural heritage are folk literature; traditional music; traditional dance; traditional drama; folk arts; traditional fine arts; traditional sports, entertainment and acrobatics; traditional skills; traditional medicine; and folk customs.

1. Folk literature

Folk literature is a form of language art, including myths, legends, stories, fables, narrative songs and other works.

2. Traditional music

Traditional music includes traditional folk songs of various ethnic groups and traditional instrumental music of various ethnic groups.

3. Traditional dance

Traditional dances include sacrificial dances and entertainment dances that have been inherited by various ethnic groups for generations.

4. Traditional drama

Traditional drama is generally divided into two categories: folk drama and folk drama. Folk operas include Peking Opera, Henan Opera, Kun Opera, Yue Opera, Sichuan Opera, etc.; folk minor operas include Yang Opera, Nuo Opera, Mulian Opera, Flower Drum Opera, Puppet Show, Shadow Play, Di Opera, Dong Opera, Buyi Opera, etc.

5. Folk arts

Quyi is a collective name for various rap arts of various ethnic groups. It is a unique art form formed by the long-term development and evolution of folk oral literature and singing art. The characteristic of folk art is "telling stories in spoken language", and the performance method is mainly third-person narration.

6. Traditional art

Traditional art is a rich and diverse art form that highlights artistic creation such as shape, composition, and color. Including embroidery, brocade, printing and dyeing, paper-cutting, carving (stone carving, wood carving), ceramics, clay sculpture, etc.

7. Traditional sports, entertainment and acrobatics

Traditional sports, entertainment and acrobatics are various activities held by various ethnic groups focusing on competition, entertainment and performance. Including dragon boat racing, wrestling, crossbow shooting, lion dance, dragon dance, chess, etc.

8. Traditional skills

Traditional skills are all aspects involved in the production and life of various ethnic groups. They are produced and formed in a broad sense due to their cultural history and practical utilitarian orientation. Such as residential buildings, clothing and silver jewelry, batik weaving, cross-stitch embroidery, clay sculptures and wood carvings, rattan and bamboo utensils, lacquer pottery, sheng, drums, flutes, gourmet dishes, tea brewing, etc.

9. Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine generally refers to the collective name for the medical achievements created by ethnic minorities in history other than Chinese medicine. Ethnic medicine that is specific to individual people refers to the experience and methods of disease prevention and treatment with national characteristics that have been developed by the nation through long-term medical practice since ancient times. It has obvious nationality, inheritance and regional characteristics.

10. Folklore

Folklore is the abbreviation of folk customs, which generally refers to the life culture of a country, region or nation that has been created and enjoyed by the general public in history, and passed down from generation to generation. Generally speaking, it can be summarized into four categories: material folklore, psychological folklore, etiquette folklore and language folklore. Including festivals, beliefs, taboos, nature worship, totem worship, ancestor worship, sacrificial rituals, annual rituals, gatherings, birth ceremonies, adult ceremonies, weddings, birthday ceremonies, funerals, etc.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Folk Literature