|
|
|
|
|
The opening of the exhibition of national intangible cultural heritage in Urumqi Xinjiang |
|
|
[Date:2007-10-19 09:12] |
|
|
|
The opening of the exhibition of national intangible cultural heritage in Urumqi Xinjiang
The opening of the exhibition of national intangible cultural heritage was held on July 7 in People Square in Urumqi Xinjiang.
According to the quotation of convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage approved by UNESCO on Oct 17 2003, “intangible cultural heritage means the practices, representation, expression, knowledge, skills - as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural spaces associated therewith - that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage.” Intangible cultural heritage is made up of the following: oral legends and expressions, a. including the language as a medium of carrying on the intangible cultural heritage; b. performing arts; c. custom, ceremony rites and festival events; d. knowledge and practices concerning the nature and the universe; e. traditional craftsmanship.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|