文化 | 太极申遗成功！Tai Chi enters UNESCO intangible heritage list

Two projects, Chinese martial art Tai Chi and the China-Malaysia joint nomination "Wangchuan ceremony and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean” were included on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Thursday.

联合国教科文组织保护非物质文化遗产政府间委员会第15届常会于12月14日至19日在线上召开，共评审57个国家申报的50个非遗项目。

北京时间12月17日晚，我国单独申报的“太极拳”、我国与马来西亚联合申报的“送王船——有关人与海洋可持续联系的仪式及相关实践”（以下简称“送王船”）两个项目，经委员会评审通过，列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。

至此，我国共有42个非物质文化遗产项目列入联合国教科文组织非遗名录（册），居世界第一。

A ceremony is held in Chenjiagou, Wen County, Henan Province on Dec. 17, 2020 to celebrate Chinese martial art Tai Chi listed as the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. (Photo: China News Service/Li Mingming)

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Taijiquan enthusiasts practise Taijiquan at a traditional martial art school in Yongnian District, Handan City of north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 16, 2020.  (Xinhua)

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed on Thursday China's Taijiquan on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Taijiquan, a kind of traditional martial arts, was born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China's Henan province, before it spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to practise.

BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Tai Chi, a centuries-old martial art and now a popular form of exercise, was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday evening (Beijing Time).

The inclusion of Tai Chi marks that currently China has 42 intangible cultural heritage items on the list, ranking first in the world, according to China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Another honored entry is "Wangchuan ceremony and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean," which was nominated by China together with Malaysia.

A total of 50 intangible cultural heritage candidates from 57 countries have been submitted for review by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO at the 15th session of the committee, which is held online between Monday and Saturday.

Taijiquan enthusiasts practise Taijiquan at a traditional martial art school in Yongnian District, Handan City of north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 16, 2020. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed on Thursday China's Taijiquan on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Taijiquan, a kind of traditional martial arts, was born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China's Henan province, before it spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to practise. (Xinhua)

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中马两国共同遗产：送王船
17日晚，我国与马来西亚联合申报的“送王船——有关人与海洋可持续联系的仪式及相关实践”（以下简称“送王船”）项目，经委员会评审通过，也被列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。
送王船是广泛流传于我国闽南地区和马来西亚马六甲沿海地区禳灾祈安的民俗活动。自15至17世纪形成以来，随着“下南洋”和海上贸易，逐步从我国闽南地区传播到东南亚地区。
送王船传递着人们对先辈走向海洋的历史记忆，体现了人与自然和谐相处、尊重生命的理念，为推动包容性社会发展提供了丰富的文化对话资源；其承载的观察气象、潮汐、洋流等海洋知识和航海技术，是人们长期海上生产生活智慧的结晶。
送王船被中马两国的相关社区视为共同遗产，是中华文化在海上丝绸之路沿线国家传播与交融的生动例证。
中国厦门市海沧区钟山社区的送王船仪式。摄影：欧阳淑顺
马来西亚马六甲送王船仪式活动。摄影：Chan Kow Heng
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