The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) added "Spring Festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional New Year" to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held on December 4, 2024. China now has 44 items on the intangible cultural heritage list of the UNESCO, continuing to be the most enlisted country in the world. Let's take a look at the 44 items together! 

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2024

Spring festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of traditional new year

中国春节

2022

Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China

中国传统制茶技艺及其相关习俗

2020

Taijiquan

太极拳

Ong Chun/Wangchuan/Wangkang ceremony, rituals and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean

送王船

2018

Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa, knowledge and practices concerning life, health and illness prevention and treatment among the Xizang people in China

藏医药浴法

2016

The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun's annual motion

二十四节气

2013

Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus

中国珠算

2012

Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners

福建木偶戏后继人才培养计划

2011

Hezhe Yimakan storytelling

赫哲族伊玛堪

Chinese shadow puppetry

中国皮影戏

2010

Meshrep

麦西热甫

Watertight-bulkhead technology of Chinese junks

中国水密隔舱福船制造技艺

Wooden movable-type printing of China

中国活字印刷术

Peking opera

京剧

Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine

中医针灸

2009

Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering

黎族传统纺染织绣技艺

Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges

中国木拱桥传统营造技艺

Qiang New Year festival

羌年

Grand song of the Dong ethnic group

侗族大歌

Xi'an wind and percussion ensemble

西安鼓乐

Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China

中国蚕桑丝织技艺

Nanyin

南音

Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade

南京云锦织造技艺

Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper

宣纸传统制作技艺

Yueju opera

粤剧

Gesar epic tradition

格萨（斯）尔

Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon

龙泉青瓷传统烧制技艺

Regong arts

热贡艺术

Xizang opera

藏戏

Manas

玛纳斯

Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei

蒙古族呼麦歌唱艺术

Hua'er

花儿

Farmers' dance of China's Korean ethnic group

中国朝鲜族农乐舞

Chinese calligraphy

中国书法

Art of Chinese seal engraving

中国篆刻

Chinese paper-cut

中国剪纸

Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures

中国传统木结构建筑营造技艺

Dragon Boat festival

端午节

Mazu belief and customs

妈祖信俗

China engraved block printing technique

中国雕版印刷技艺

2008

Kun Qu opera

昆曲

Guqin and its music

古琴艺术

Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang

新疆维吾尔木卡姆艺术

Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song

蒙古族长调民歌

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