Today, June 9th, 2009, an Intangible Cultural Heritage Exposition opened in the City of Chengdu in Sichuan Province in the southwestern portion of China showing cultural displays from around the country. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, Intangible Cultural Heritage is defined by UNESCO as: “…the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as [...]
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Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo Opens in Chengdu, Sichuan
Posted in cultural heritage, General, News Articles of Interest, tagged Chengdu, Embroidery, Exposition, intangible cultural heritage, Shu, Sichuan Province, UNESCO on 09/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Save Kashgar Petition
Posted in Chinese Archaeology, cultural heritage, tagged appeal, demolition, intangible cultural heritage, Kashgar, Petition, protection, public, tangible cultural heritage on 06/06/2009 | 1 Comment »
Definitely check out this online petition that is aimed at getting China’s Cultural Heritage authorities to release more information about their plans for the demolition and rebuilding of Kashgar. The makers of the petition are trying to “appeal for the public distribution of a plan to preserve and protect what remains of Kashgar and the [...]
