"Sharing the Practice of Implementing the Convention and Deepening Mutual Learning among Civilizations" is the theme of the 8th China Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, which was successfully held in Chengdu on October 16, 2023. What kind of "covenant" is "fulfilled"?The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO at its 32nd session held in Paris on 17 October 2003. The Convention aims to "safeguard the intangible cultural heritage;Respect for the intangible cultural heritage of the groups, groups and individuals concerned;Raising awareness of the importance of intangible cultural heritage and its mutual appreciation at the local, national and international levels;International cooperation and assistance. As we all know, since "standing" and "labor" have created human beings, human beings have created "language" in "labor", and in the long process of historical iteration, cultural heritage has gradually twinkled like stars and shined. Intangible cultural heritage, i.e. "the practices, performances, expressions, knowledge and skills of groups, groups and, in some cases, individuals, and their related tools, objects, artefacts and cultural sites" (as defined in the Convention), go hand in hand.
What kind of "practice" is shared?In 2001, China submitted the first batch of Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity to UNESCOIn 2004, China became a party to the ConventionIn 2006, China initiated the legislative process for the protection of intangible cultural heritageIn 2006, the first batch of 518 items on the national intangible cultural heritage list was approved and publishedIn 2008, 510 items were released in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list and 147 items in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage expansion listIn 2011, ** approved the third batch of 191 items on the national intangible cultural heritage list and 164 items on the list of extended items on the national intangible cultural heritage listOn the United Nations list of intangible cultural heritage, China has the largest number of 34 items. Chinese civilization has a long history, and generations of ancestors have worked hard and worked tirelessly, leaving behind a glorious intangible cultural heritage. As the world's only inheritor of human civilization with uninterrupted and continuous development, it is incumbent upon the descendants of China to protect the intangible cultural heritageShare the intangible cultural heritage of our ancestors, and the Chinese people enjoy it.
What is mutual learning?On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the promulgation of the Convention, the five-day intangible cultural heritage event held in Chengdu, China, the intangible cultural heritage of the five continents, the intangible cultural heritage of Shenzhou, the intangible cultural heritage of Bashu, and the intangible cultural heritage on the cloud were in an orderly manner, with 35 festivals with distinctive characteristics and 579 sub-activities, and more than 900 intangible cultural heritage items from all over the country and 47 countries and regions, more than 6,000 representatives and intangible cultural heritage inheritors met passionately in the ancient capital of TianfuThe Tianfu Grand Parade attracted more than 40,000 spectators in the International Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Park, and the participants performed in 9 places including DujiangyanA total of 218 domestic and foreign intangible cultural heritage experts and scholars from 21 countries gathered at the Chengdu Forum to review the implementation of the Convention by the international community and deepen exchanges and mutual learning on intangible cultural heritage protectionSerbian silverware, Polish willow weaving, Nepalese handmade blankets, French embroidery, blown glass, Chinese silver filigree, paper-cutting, and Shu embroidery "Red Late Autumn" co-created by China and South Korea have participated in international exchanges and cross-border cooperation of intangible cultural heritage. The participants had sincere exchanges to promote the protection of human intangible cultural heritage and the brand of the academic activities of the Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival.