What is intangible cultural heritage?

Intangible cultural heritage refers to all kinds of traditional cultural expressions closely related to people's lives and passed down from generation to generation, including oral traditions, traditional performing arts, folk activities, rituals and festivals, folk traditional knowledge and practice about nature and the universe, traditional handicraft skills, and cultural spaces related to the above traditional cultural expressions.

Why should we protect intangible cultural heritage?

China's intangible cultural heritage is an important carrier of the Chinese nation's spirit and emotion, the basis for safeguarding national unity and national unity, and the embodiment of human wisdom. However, under the impact of economic globalization and modernization, China's intangible cultural heritage is facing unprecedented rapid changes in history. Farming (nomadic) civilization, which is an important foundation for the survival and development of China's intangible cultural heritage, has gradually weakened or even disappeared in some areas. A large number of intangible cultural heritage with historical, cultural and scientific values have been destroyed to varying degrees, and even a large number of precious objects and materials with historical and cultural values have been destroyed or lost abroad due to illegal smuggling. In the past, the concept, means, scope and intensity of protecting intangible cultural heritage were far from being suitable. Therefore, it is urgent to accelerate the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

Guidelines and principles for the protection of intangible cultural heritage

Guiding principles: protection first, rescue first, rational utilization, inheritance and development.

Working principles: government-led, social participation, clear responsibilities and joint efforts;

Long-term planning, step-by-step implementation, point-to-point combination, focusing on practical results.

Classification of intangible cultural heritage

1, national language

2. Folk literature: myths, legends, stories, ballads, epics, long poems, proverbs, riddles, etc.

3. Folk art: painting, sculpture, craft, architecture and others.

4. Folk music: folk songs, instrumental music, dance music, opera music, folk art music and others.

5. Folk dances: life custom dances, seasonal custom dances, life etiquette dances, religious belief dances, production custom dances, etc.

6. Opera: Qupai Opera, Banqiang Opera, Qupai Comprehensive Opera, Minority Opera, Folk Opera, Nuo Opera, Puppet Opera, etc.

7. Quyi: telling stories, singing, joking and others.

8. Folk acrobatics: acrobatics, magic, circus, make-up, funny and others.

9. Folk handicrafts: manufacturing tools and machinery, processing agricultural and livestock products, firing, weaving, printing and dyeing, metalworking, weaving and binding, painting, papermaking, printing and binding, and others.

10, customs of production and trade: agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, planting, animal husbandry, commerce, sideline and others.

1 1. Consumption customs: clothing, food, housing, transportation and others.

12. Life customs: pregnancy, childbirth, birth, naming, full moon, centenary, one year old, bar mitzvah, wedding, birthday ceremony, funeral and others.

13, New Year season: Han festivals, ethnic festivals and others.

14. Folk beliefs: primitive beliefs, secular beliefs, ancestral beliefs, temple fairs, witchcraft and taboos, and others.

15, folk knowledge: medicine and health, phenology, disasters, mathematical knowledge, measurement, disciplines, architecture and others.

16. Games, traditional sports and competitions: indoor games, yard games, intellectual games, entertainment games, game competitions, competitive sports, skill competitions, juggling (art) competitions and others.