Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional customs - What is the intangible cultural heritage of mankind?

What is the intangible cultural heritage of mankind?

The intangible cultural heritage of mankind includes Kunqu Opera, Guqin art, Dragon Boat Festival, China seal cutting, China calligraphy, Chinese paper-cutting, China sericulture skills, Xuan paper making skills, Beijing Opera, Chinese medicine acupuncture, shadow play, abacus calculation, Cantonese opera and so on.

The intangible cultural heritage of mankind refers to the heritage projects selected by UNESCO and listed in the List of Representative Works of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Intangible cultural heritage records the important characteristics of human society, such as production and life style, customs and human feelings, cultural concepts, etc., and contains core factors such as cultural genes, spiritual characteristics, values, psychological structure, temperament and emotion of all ethnic groups in the world, and is a precious wealth shared by all mankind.