[Wang Chenyang] Comprehensively promote the systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage

Intangible cultural heritage is an important part of China's excellent traditional culture and a vivid testimony of the diversity, integration and continuous inheritance of Chinese civilization.

Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, my country's intangible cultural heritage protection level has continued to improve, utilization channels have been continuously expanded, and the whole society has protection awareness has been significantly enhanced, entering a new stage of systematic protection.

Laws, regulations and systems for intangible cultural heritage protection have become more complete.

In 2011, the "Intangible Cultural Heritage Law of the People's Republic of China" was promulgated and implemented.

In 2021, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage" to clarify and continuously improve the identification and management methods for representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage at the national level and the management of national cultural and ecological reserves.

Measures, etc.

31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country have introduced regulations on the protection of intangible cultural heritage, and some cities and counties have introduced local regulations.

The level of institutionalization and legalization of intangible cultural heritage protection has continued to improve.

The intangible cultural heritage protection list system has been continuously improved.

So far, more than 100,000 representative intangible cultural heritage projects at all levels have been identified, including 1557 national-level intangible cultural heritage representative projects in 5 batches; more than 90,000 representative inheritors at all levels have been identified, including 3068 national-level representative inheritors of intangible cultural heritage in 5 batches.

23 national-level cultural and ecological protection experimental zones have been established across the country.

Forty-three projects have been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, ranking first in the world, contributing "China Color" to the world's cultural diversity.

The central government has invested a total of 10.512 billion yuan in national intangible cultural heritage protection funds, and arranged 1.845 billion yuan for the implementation of national-level intangible cultural heritage protection and utilization facilities construction projects.

Intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance work continues to deepen.

Implement an intangible cultural heritage recording project to record representative inheritors of national intangible cultural heritage in 2021.

We have implemented China's training and training plan for intangible cultural heritage inheritors, holding more than 1200 research and training courses of various types, training more than 40,000 people.

Together with extended training in various places, the total number of people exceeds 100,000 people.

Actively promote the construction of intangible cultural heritage disciplines, 11 colleges and universities have established undergraduate majors in intangible cultural heritage, and 12 colleges and universities have piloted talent training in the direction of intangible cultural heritage.

The ability to serve major national strategies has been significantly improved.

Various regions have actively built more than 2500 intangible cultural heritage workshops, covering more than 450 poverty-stricken counties and 85 key national rural revitalization counties.

The "Intangible Cultural Heritage Shopping Festival" was held to open up the "last mile" from production to sales.

In 2022, the annual event covers more than 1480 intangible cultural heritage shops in 334 poverty-stricken counties, with sales exceeding 1.6 billion yuan.

The establishment of a collaborative mechanism for the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River Basin and the Grand Canal has systematically promoted the protection of intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River Basin and the Grand Canal Cultural Belt.

The social atmosphere of intangible cultural heritage protection has become increasingly strong.

During the annual "Cultural and Natural Heritage Day", the country is carried out nationwide Intangible cultural heritage display activities, and regularly hold the Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival, China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo, China Native Folk Songs Festival, and National Intangible Cultural Heritage Music Week.

In addition, activities such as Yunyou Intangible Cultural Heritage·Video Exhibition, Culture Entering Thousands of Families-Live Video Hometown Year,"Xinjiang is a Good Place" counterpart assistance to 19 provinces and cities in Xinjiang, and "Tea and the World Sharing Intangible Cultural Heritage" have formed a brand, regional and special activities in various places continue to be carried out, and participating in the experience of intangible cultural heritage and perceiving the charm of traditional culture have become a new lifestyle trend.

At present, it is necessary to consider the systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage in the context of China's modernization, focus on the new challenges faced by intangible cultural heritage in the process of new industrialization, informatization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization, and carry out historical changes, systematic reshaping and overall reconstruction in various fields of intangible cultural heritage protection, and then build a new pattern of intangible cultural heritage protection.

We will do a solid job in systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage and lay a solid foundation for intangible cultural heritage protection.

To do a good job in the protection of intangible cultural heritage in the new era, we must adhere to the policy of putting protection first, rescue first, rational utilization, inheritance and development, and do a good job in rescue, holistic, productive and life-oriented protection.

Improve the representative intangible cultural heritage project system, strengthen the construction of intangible cultural heritage protection management work platform, improve the level of project protection and management.

We must do a solid job in cultivating inheritors, establish a team of intangible cultural heritage inheritors with complete systems and reasonable batches, and ensure that one generation will be followed and passed down.

Improve the construction of policies and regulations, directory system, theoretical research system, talent training system, communication and promotion system, inheritance and experience facility system, digital protection system and work team system for intangible cultural heritage protection, accelerate the construction of China discourse and China narrative system, use intangible cultural heritage to showcase the spiritual identity and cultural essence of Chinese civilization, tell China's story well, spread China's voice well, and show a credible, lovely and respectable image of China.

Build a general pattern of intangible cultural heritage protection and form a systematic synergy for the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

Intangible cultural heritage protection in my country is an important cultural undertaking, forming a work pattern led by the government and participated by social forces.

Continue to give full play to the leading role of the government, further strengthen top-level design from the aspects of establishing rules and regulations, formulating plans, establishing institutions, providing funds, organizing and coordinating, and commending and rewarding, and give full play to the role and strength of intangible cultural heritage protection centers and intangible cultural heritage museums., comprehensively promote the protection of intangible cultural heritage.

Fully understand the important role of social forces, focus on mobilizing their enthusiasm and giving full play to their advantages, incorporate social forces supporting intangible cultural heritage protection work into the intangible cultural heritage protection work system, and promote the establishment of working mechanisms so that they can become a solid force in intangible cultural heritage protection work; Give full play to the role of colleges and universities undertaking research and training tasks, promote the cultivation of intangible cultural heritage protection talents, and improve the skills level of intangible cultural heritage inheritors; Build an expert consultation mechanism, strengthen the construction of intangible cultural heritage disciplines and majors, consolidate the foundation of intangible cultural heritage theoretical research, and provide important decision-making consultation and intellectual support for intangible cultural heritage protection; support the media to carry out extensive communication and publicity activities, and build a matrix intangible cultural heritage communication system, organically utilize official media and new media to continuously enhance the influence and reputation of intangible cultural heritage society.

Adhere to creative transformation and innovative development, and promote the integration of intangible cultural heritage into modern life.

China's Traditional Crafts Revitalization Plan should be thoroughly implemented, a new batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage productive protection demonstration bases should be identified, a new batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage production protection demonstration zones should be explored to create high-quality inheritance and development demonstration zones for traditional crafts, traditional skills, traditional Chinese medicine processing and other traditional crafts should be promoted in modern life.

Extensive application of intangible cultural heritage to help rural revitalization, support local governments to build intangible cultural heritage workshops and carry out skills training based on intangible cultural heritage resources, and promote the consolidation and expansion of poverty alleviation results and the effective connection between rural revitalization.[Actively align with major national strategies, strengthen the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta, ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin, and promote Hainan's comprehensive deepening of reform and opening up.

In order to protect intangible cultural heritage in major national strategies, continue to protect the cultural heritage of the Yellow River and Grand Canal, strengthen special research, organize brand activities, and give full play to the role of intangible cultural heritage in promoting economic and social development.] Focusing on the integration of culture and tourism, we will further promote the integrated development of intangible cultural heritage and tourism.

The integrated development of intangible cultural heritage and tourism is a pragmatic measure that conforms to the trend of cultural tourism integration and promotes mutual benefit and win-win results.

The scope of integration should be further expanded and more intangible cultural heritage projects should be organically integrated into Tourist attractions, resorts, leisure districts, key rural tourism villages and towns, red tourist attractions, etc.

Further explore the depth of integration, select representative intangible cultural heritage projects with good protection and inheritance effects, broad market prospects, widely recognized by the public, and suitable for the development of tourism, establish a recommendation catalog from the bottom up and publish it to the public, and strengthen contact and docking for intangible cultural heritage inheritance groups and tourism business entities to provide good services.

Further strengthen integration guarantees, strengthen work coordination, properly handle the relationship between intangible cultural heritage protection and resource development, market management, industrial development, etc., establish and improve a pragmatic and efficient working mechanism.

Strive for support from all parties and make good use of various policy resources and financial channels.

Strengthen talent support, build a team of high-quality talents who understand integration, are good at management, and are good at management, and continuously improve the quality and level of integrated development of intangible cultural heritage and tourism.

[Editor in charge of this article: Li Zhongyan]