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INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE

Heritage List

Which customs have been listed as intangible cultural heritage, when, and how.

Many of the customs on this site have been entered on intangible cultural heritage lists. This page gathers each item's listing year, batch, reference number, declaring regions and the path it took onto the lists.

17items on UNESCO ICH lists
68items on the national list
2items on provincial lists
10not yet on any list
Level Listing year
Shadow Puppetry
UNESCO ICH Traditional opera · Folk Arts

Shadow Puppetry

2008Second batch (2008) · Ⅳ-91 · Beijing CityXuanwu District, Hebei Hejian City, Liaoning Anshan City, Gaizhou City, Heilongjiang Wangkui County, Shandong Tai'an City, Jinan City, Dingtao County, Henan Luoshan County, Hunan, Sichuan Langzhong City, Nanbu County, Qinghai · State Council of the People's Republic of China
2011China · UNESCO
Listing history and evidence
Sources: https://www.ihchina.cn/project_details/13418https://caich.sca.edu.cn/p/37/?StId=st_app_news_i_xcfd9b242d9f141ce922084d9a60144b2
Chinese Calligraphy
UNESCO ICH Traditional fine arts · Traditional Crafts

Chinese Calligraphy

2008Second batch (2008) · Ⅶ-63 · China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Calligraphers Association; Chinese Academy of Arts Calligraphy Institute · State Council of the People's Republic of China
2009China · UNESCO
Listing history and evidence
Sources: https://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2008-06/16/content_5835.htmhttps://www.ihchina.cn/tuji_details/19675.htmlhttps://cflac.org.cn/ysb/2010-12/17/content_21655545.htm
Woodblock New Year Prints
National Traditional fine arts · Folk Arts

Woodblock New Year Prints

2006First batch (2006) · Ⅶ-1 to Ⅶ-12 · Tianjin; Wuqiang (Hebei); Suzhou (Jiangsu); Zhangzhou (Fujian); Weifang and Gaomi (Shandong); Kaifeng (Henan); Longhui (Hunan); Foshan (Guangdong); Liangping (Chongqing); Deyang (Sichuan); Fengxiang (Shaanxi) · State Council of the People's Republic of China
Listing history and evidence
Sources: https://kejiao.cntv.cn/2013/05/29/ARTI1369822746059362_7.shtml
Qixi Festival
National Social practices · Festivals & Customs

Qixi Festival

2006First batch (2006) · Ⅹ-4 · Ministry of Culture · State Council of the People's Republic of China
Listing history and evidence
Sources: https://www.ihchina.cn/project.html
Chinese Embroidery
National Traditional fine arts · Traditional Crafts

Chinese Embroidery

2006First batch (2006) · Ⅶ-17 to Ⅶ-24 · Shanghai Songjiang, Jiangsu Suzhou, Hunan Changsha, Guangdong Guangzhou and Chaozhou, Sichuan Chengdu, Guizhou Leishan, Guiyang, Jianhe, Guizhou Sandu, Qinghai Huzhu · State Council of the People's Republic of China
Listing history and evidence
Sources: https://kejiao.cntv.cn/2013/05/29/ARTI1369822746059362_7.shtml
Eid al-Adha
Not listed Social practices · Festivals & Customs

Eid al-Adha

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Eid al-Fitr
Not listed Social practices · Festivals & Customs

Eid al-Fitr

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Grand Song of the Dong
National Traditional music · Folk Arts

Grand Song of the Dong

2006First batch (2006) · Ⅱ-28 · Guizhou Liping County, GuangxiLiuzhou City, SanjiangDong Autonomous County · State Council of the People's Republic of China
2008Second batch, extension (2008) · Ⅱ-28 · Guizhou Congjiang County, Rongjiang County · State Council of the People's Republic of China
2009China · UNESCO
Listing history and evidence
Sources: https://www.ihchina.cn/dongzu.htmlhttps://www.ihchina.cn/project_details/20089http://www.k.minzunet.cn/mzwhzyk/674771/682705/682707/717073/647431/index.html
Tu Nadun Festival
National Social practices · Festivals & Customs

Tu Nadun Festival

2006First batch (2006) · Ⅹ-29 · Qinghai MinheHui and Tu Autonomous County · State Council of the People's Republic of China
Listing history and evidence
Sources: https://www.ihchina.cn/chinadirectory

About this page

  • Scope: customs on this site that appear on intangible cultural heritage lists - the UNESCO lists (Representative List and Urgent Safeguarding List), China's national list, and provincial lists.
  • Basis: listing data published on China's ICH portal (ihchina.cn) and the State Council notices promulgating each national batch (Guofa [2006] No.18, [2008] No.19, [2011] No.14, [2014] No.59, [2021] No.8).
  • The national list has five batches since 2006: first batch 20 May 2006 (518 items), second 7 June 2008 (510 items + 147 extensions), third 23 May 2011 (191 + 164), fourth 11 November 2014 (153 + 153), fifth 24 May 2021 (185 + 140). First inscriptions are new items; regional branches added later under the same reference number are extensions.
  • Entries marked "Details to be verified" have a batch, reference number or year still being checked against official lists; the page does not present conjecture as fact.
  • Taiwan, China is not yet covered by the national list statistics; its customs are not counted on this page.