my country's diplomatic application for intangible cultural heritage has been submitted to UNESCO

China calligraphy, with special modeling symbols and rhythm of pen and ink, has recently officially launched its journey into the world's "masterpiece of human oral and intangible heritage." Yesterday, the relevant person in charge of the China Academy of Calligraphy of China Academy of Art told reporters that the relevant official texts and application films have been officially submitted to UNESCO in the name of the People's Republic of China, and the specific results will be announced by UNESCO.

In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center stated that there were 35 applications for world intangible cultural heritage, including China calligraphy.

Declaration of the world's "intangible cultural heritage" as inheritance culture

China calligraphy developed with the emergence and evolution of Chinese characters.

The earliest ancient Chinese characters discovered in China so far are oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions from the Shang Dynasty.

Li Shenghong, Vice President of the China Calligraphy Institute of China Academy of Art, told reporters that after more than 3000 years of development, calligraphy has become a representative symbol of China culture.

With the development of the times, calligraphy has fewer and fewer practical functions, but calligraphy still exists as an art form, but it is endangered."For this reason, it is extremely necessary to inherit and protect it.

The application for world intangible cultural heritage is based on this consideration." The key is whether foreign judges can understand

It is reported that the China Calligraphy Institute of China Academy of Art and the China Calligraphers Association jointly participated in this application work as units directly responsible for the inheritance and protection of calligraphy.

Li Shenghong pointed out that since last year, China Academy of Art, China Calligraphy Academy and China Calligraphers Association have carried out a lot of work on calligraphy application.

On June 7 this year, it was approved and announced by the State Council that calligraphy was included in the "Second Batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage List." In order to promote the calligraphy that is most representative of China culture to the world, this time it was carried out again Work to declare the world's intangible cultural heritage.

"We are very confident in this application, but the most important thing is whether foreign judges can understand China culture and China spirit.

After all, every country has to write.

Why is China calligraphy an art? This requires foreign judges 'understanding of China culture."

China's "intangible cultural heritage"

kunqu

On May 18, 2001, UNESCO announced the list of the first batch of "Representative Works of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" in Paris.

A total of 19 application projects were selected, including Kunqu Opera art in China.

China became one of the 19 countries to receive this honor for the first time.

Kunqu Opera is known as the "living fossil" of China's traditional drama.

Kunqu Opera was selected as the "Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" because it is a classic of my country's classical performing art.

guqin

On November 7, 2003, UNESCO announced the world's second batch of "Representative Works of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" at its headquarters in Paris, among which China's guqin art was among them.

Guqin is the earliest stringed instrument of the Chinese nation and a treasure of traditional Chinese culture.

At present, Guqin's living conditions are not optimistic.

Few people understand guqin and rarely play it in public, resulting in a low level of familiarity and attention among the public to guqin.

Uygur muqam art

On November 25, 2005, UNESCO announced the third batch of "Representative Works of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity" at its headquarters in Paris, and the "China Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam Art" declared by China was promoted.

China Xinjiang Uyghur Muqam art is the general term for various Muqam that are spread in various Uyghur inhabited areas in Xinjiang.

Uyghur Muqam records and confirms the history of mutual spread and blending between music and dance cultures of different groups of people.

Mongolian long-tune folk songs

On November 25, 2005, it was promoted to "intangible cultural heritage".

This is the first time that my country has jointly declared and approved a project with foreign countries to UNESCO on the same intangible heritage.

Mongolian long-tune folk songs are a unique singing form with distinctive nomadic culture and regional culture characteristics.

They describe the Mongolian nation's understanding of historical culture, humanistic customs, morality, philosophy and art in the unique language of grassland people.

Reporter Li Jianya)

Source: Beijing News Editor: Xu Haibin