Intangible culture with Related Tags
Chinese Korean Farmer Dance
The agricultural music and dance of the Korean ethnic group in China is a folk performing art that combines performance, singing and dancing, reflecting the traditional agricultural production life of worshipping and praying for blessings and celebrating the harvest. The dance is characterized by ecology, simplicity, ruggedness and harmony. Before the dance, the dancers step on the earth to worship the gods, expressing the primitive belief of respecting and relying on nature. The dancers sing and dance to the beat of suona, dongxiao, gongs and drums, expressing the good wishes of pursuing auspiciousness and happiness. The scene is warm and unrestrained, with distinct ethnic characteristics. Agricultural music and dance have been integrated into the blood of the Korean ethnic group in China, becoming an artistic treasure in social and cultural life, reflecting the diversity of world culture and human creativity.
Traditional Xuan paper making techniques
Papermaking is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. Xuan paper is an outstanding representative of traditional handmade paper, with the characteristics of being tough and resistant to moths and rots. Since the Tang Dynasty (early 8th century AD), it has been the best carrier for calligraphy, painting and classic printing, and it has not been replaced by machine-made paper to this day. The traditional Xuan paper making technique has 108 steps, with strict requirements on water quality, raw material preparation, utensil making, and process control. This technique has been passed down from generation to generation through oral transmission and continuous improvement, combined with a variety of cultural elements, which has had a profound impact on the inheritance of Chinese national culture and played an important role in promoting national identity and maintaining cultural diversity.
Tibetan medicine bathing method: knowledge and practice of life health and disease prevention of the Chinese Tibetan people
Tibetan medicine bathing, called "Longmu" in Tibetan, is a traditional knowledge and practice of the Tibetan people to adjust the balance of body and mind and achieve life health and disease prevention and treatment by bathing in natural hot springs or water or steam boiled with medicines, guided by the "five sources" of life view of earth, water, fire, wind and space and the "three causes" of health and disease view of Long, Tripa and Bacon. This heritage project not only reflects the folk experience of the relevant community people in preventing and curing diseases through bathing, but also inherits and develops the traditional Tibetan medicine theory represented by the "Four Medical Classics" in contemporary health practice. As an important part of Tibetan medicine "Sowar Riba", Tibetan medicine bathing is concentrated in the Yalong River Valley of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Tibetan farming and pastoral areas of the Zongka Mountains. It is widely spread in Tibetan areas in Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, Yunnan and other places, playing an important role in protecting the life health and disease prevention and treatment of Tibetan people. This heritage project carries traditional Tibetan knowledge such as astronomy and calendar, natural history, ritual beliefs, behavioral norms, daily life and food. It has also been widely disseminated through cultural expressions such as Tibetan mythology, legends, epics, dramas, paintings and sculptures. It not only provides the Tibetan people with a continuous sense of identity, but also enriches human health knowledge and practices. It is a witness to the world's cultural diversity and human creativity.
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Pasargadae
Pasargadae was the first dynastic capital of the Achaemenid Empire, founded by Cyrus II the Great in the 6th century BC in Pars, the homeland of the Persians. Its palaces, gardens and the Mausoleum of Cyrus are outstanding examples of royal art and architecture of the first phase of the Achaemenid Empire and an outstanding testimony to Persian civilization. Particularly noteworthy remains of the 160-hectare site include: the Mausoleum of Cyrus II, the defensive terrace Tal Takht, as well as the Royal Gatehouse, the Audience Hall, the residential palaces and gardens. Pasargadae was the capital of the first great multicultural empire of Western Asia. Stretching from the eastern Mediterranean and Egypt to the Indus River, it is considered the first empire to respect the cultural diversity of different peoples. This is reflected in Achaemenid architecture, which is a comprehensive representation of different cultures.
Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca
The historic towns of Malacca and Georgetown, on the Straits of Malacca, have developed trade and cultural exchange between the East and the West for more than 500 years. Asian and European influences have endowed these towns with a unique multicultural heritage, both tangible and intangible. Malacca’s government buildings, churches, squares and fortifications showcase the early stages of this history, originating from the Malay Sultanate in the 15th century and the Portuguese and Dutch periods beginning in the early 16th century. Georgetown features residential and commercial buildings that represent the British era in the late 18th century. The two towns form a unique architectural and cultural townscape unmatched anywhere in East and Southeast Asia.
Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar
The historic city of Mostar, straddling a deep valley in the Neretva River, developed as an Ottoman frontier town in the 15th and 16th centuries and under the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries. Mostar has long been known for its old Turkish houses and the Old Bridge, Stari Most, after which it was named. However, during the conflict of the 1990s, large parts of the historic city and the Old Bridge, designed by the famous architect Sinan, were destroyed. The Old Bridge was recently rebuilt with the help of an international scientific committee set up by UNESCO, and many buildings in the Old Town have been restored or rebuilt. The Old Bridge area features pre-Ottoman, East Ottoman, Mediterranean and Western European architectural features and is an outstanding example of a multicultural urban settlement. The rebuilt Old Bridge and Old Town Mostar are symbols of reconciliation, international cooperation and the coexistence of different cultural, ethnic and religious communities.
Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah
Historic Jeddah is located on the eastern shore of the Red Sea. Since the 7th century AD, it has been a major port on the Indian Ocean trade routes, bringing goods to Mecca. It is also the gateway for Muslim pilgrims arriving at Mecca by sea. These two roles have enabled the city to develop into a thriving multicultural centre, characterised by a unique architectural tradition, including tower houses built in the late 19th century by the city's commercial elite, and combining the Red Sea coastal coral building tradition with influences and craftsmanship along the trade routes.
Xitie Ancient Town and Related Dharaputi Monuments
This series of heritage sites consists of three parts: the unique twin city ruins (with moats surrounding the inner and outer cities), the large-scale Khao Klang Nok, and the Khao Thamorrat Cave. The Dhārabhūti Empire flourished in central Thailand from the 6th to the 10th century. Together, these sites show its architecture, artistic traditions, religious diversity, and the influence of India on it. These traditions were transformed by the locals and developed into a unique artistic tradition, the Si Thep art school, which later influenced other civilizations in Southeast Asia.
Odessa Historic Center
The historic centre of Odessa, part of the Black Sea port city developed on the site of Khazimbe, is a densely built area planned according to classicist guidelines and characterized by buildings of two to four storeys and wide vertical streets lined with trees. The historic architecture reflects the city's rapid economic development in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The site includes theatres, bridges, monuments, religious buildings, schools, private palaces and tenement houses, clubs, hotels, banks, shopping centres, warehouses, the stock exchange and other public and administrative buildings designed by architects and engineers, mostly from Italy but also from other nationalities. Eclecticism is the main feature of the historic city centre architecture. The site bears witness to the city's highly diverse ethnic and religious communities and is an outstanding example of cross-cultural exchange and the development of a multicultural, multiethnic Eastern European city in the 19th century.