Intangible culture with Related Tags
Lanterns (Beijing Lanterns)
Lanterns, also known as "flower lanterns", are a kind of decorative traditional handicrafts popular in various parts of my country. Historically, hanging lanterns and decorating with colorful lanterns was the most important festival activity of the Lantern Festival, and fireworks were the most prominent landscape of the Lantern Festival. Against this historical and cultural background, the art of lanterns that combines "light" and "color" has acquired a unique aesthetic value. Beijing lanterns have long been popular in Beijing. According to the way they are used, they mainly include chandeliers, table lamps, wall lamps, lanterns, etc.; according to the materials used, they include gauze lanterns, palace lanterns, revolving lanterns, three-dimensional animal lanterns, metal lamps, silk lamps, etc. Beijing lanterns have a rich variety of production techniques, and colorful tying, mounting, knitting, embroidery, carving, paper cutting, calligraphy and painting are all important technical means. Beijing's traditional lantern activities are mainly held during the Lantern Festival. Later, lanterns and decorations were also required for grand ceremonies, weddings, birthdays, festivals and other happy events. Lanterns have become a symbol of auspiciousness and celebration, and they embody people's wishes for a better life and their yearning for a happy future. After the 1950s, with the disappearance of the Lantern Festival, only two types of lanterns remained in Beijing: palace lanterns and red gauze lanterns, and the production techniques of other lanterns have been lost. Faced with a series of problems such as the decline of the Lantern Festival, the gradual disappearance of lanterns, the weakening of traditional Chinese festival culture by foreign festivals, and the impact of modern technology on traditional handicrafts, Beijing lanterns are struggling and lack successors, and are in urgent need of rescue and protection.
Theatrical costume and prop making skills (opera helmet making skills)
Opera helmets are a general term for various crowns and hats worn by characters in traditional Chinese operas. The production techniques have a long history, dating back hundreds of years. The main processes include painting, carving, chiseling, dyeing, velvet wrapping, filigree, and assembling. Opera helmets are a product of the development of drama. They focus on decoration and are often decorated with pearl flowers, pompoms, silk ribbons, pheasant tails, etc., which are coordinated with the costumes worn by opera actors to enrich the image characteristics of drama characters. Opera helmets are divided into turban hats and helmet hats, also known as soft hats and hard hats. Turban hats are made of fabrics such as silk and satin with embroidery techniques and have a soft texture. The helmet hat is first made of cardboard into a hat blank, decorated with patterns of dragons, phoenixes, lions, tigers, etc., and then assembled with pompoms, beads, etc.
Mongolian long-tune folk songs
In November 2005, it was selected into the third batch of the Representative List of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. In 2008, it was automatically included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Mongolian songs are divided into two main types, one is Uzhidindao or "long tune", and the other is "short tune" (bogino duu). As a form of expression related to grand celebrations and festivals, long tunes enjoy a unique and respected status in Mongolian society. Long tunes can be heard at weddings, housewarmings, baby births, foal markings, and other social activities and religious festivals of Mongolian nomads. Long tunes can be heard even more at the "Naadam" convention, a carnival sports event that includes wrestling, archery, and equestrian competitions. Long tunes are lyrical songs composed of 32 melodies with a large number of ornaments. They praise the beautiful grasslands, mountains, rivers, the love of parents, close friendships, and express people's thoughts on fate. Its characteristics are: extensive use of ornaments and falsetto, long and continuous flowing melodies with rich rhythmic changes, extremely wide range and improvisation. The ascending melody has a slow and steady rhythm, and the descending melody often inserts lively three-note repeated phrases, which comes from the imitation of the pace of grassland life. The singing and creation of long tunes are closely linked to the pastoral lifestyle of herders, which is still widely continued by the Mongolian people. The history of long tunes can be traced back 2,000 years and has been recorded in literary works since the 13th century. To this day, long tunes still retain a rich variety of regional styles. Long tunes play a major role in the social and cultural life of herders in Mongolia and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in northern China, in performances and contemporary music creation.
Heritage with Related Tags
Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun have largely preserved the appearance of non-urban settlements that have basically disappeared or been transformed in the last century. Their street planning, architecture and decoration, as well as the combination of houses and perfect water systems are all unique examples that still exist.
Soltaniyeh
The Ojtun Mausoleum was built in 1302-12 in Soltaniya, the capital of the Ilkhanate dynasty founded by the Mongols. Soltaniya, located in Zanjan Province, is one of the outstanding examples of Persian architectural achievement and an important monument to the development of Persian Islamic architecture. The octagonal building is topped by a 50-meter-high dome covered with turquoise colored pottery and surrounded by eight slender minarets. It is the earliest surviving double-shell dome building in Iran. The interior decoration of the mausoleum is also outstanding, and scholars such as AU Pope have described it as "the forerunner of the Taj Mahal."
Stoclet House
In 1905, banker and art collector Adolf Stockleter commissioned Josef Hoffmann, one of the leading architects of the Vienna Secession movement, to design the house, who imposed neither aesthetic nor financial constraints on the project. Completed in 1911, the house and gardens, with their austere geometric forms, marked a turning point in Art Nouveau and foreshadowed the Art Deco and Modern architectural movements. One of the most successful and homogeneous buildings of the Vienna Secession, the Stocleter House featured works by Koloman Moser and Gustav Klimt, and embodied the desire to create a "total work of art" (Gesamtkunstwerk). A testimony to the renaissance of European architectural art, the house retains most of its original fixtures and furnishings, and maintains a high degree of integrity both externally and internally.
Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona
These are two of the most significant contributions to Barcelona architecture by Catalan Art Nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The Palau de la Música Catalana is a vibrant steel-frame building filled with light and space, decorated by many of the leading designers of the time. The Hospital de Sant Pau is equally bold in design and decoration, while perfectly meeting the needs of patients.
Shrines and Temples of Nikko
Nikko's shrines and temples and their natural surroundings have been sacred sites for centuries, renowned for their architectural and decorative masterpieces. They are closely linked to the history of the Tokugawa Shogunate.