Reasons for the selection of shadow play: Chinese shadow play is a dramatic form in which colorful shadow puppets made of leather or paper are used to perform stories with music and songs. Shadow puppets are manipulated by shadow puppets with wooden poles behind the scenes, and dynamic images are created by illuminating translucent curtains with light. Shadow puppeteers have many stunts, such as improvisation, falsetto performance, one person manipulating several puppets at the same time and playing many different musical instruments. The related shadow play skills are passed down through families, theatrical troupes or apprentices.
Reasons for China's selection of acupuncture: Acupuncture originated in China, which is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine and a representative of China's excellent national culture. The successful application of this project is the recognition of traditional medical culture in China. Acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine is the embodiment of the wisdom and creativity of the Chinese nation. Its complete knowledge system and stable practical effect have been recognized all over the world, which has played an important role in protecting the life and health of related groups and become an important cultural identity symbol of its holders.
Reasons for the selection of Cantonese opera: Cantonese opera is a kind of opera sung in Cantonese with a history of more than 300 years. Cantonese opera absorbs a variety of musical and dramatic elements, perfectly combines Bangzi, Huang Er tune and Cantonese, creatively expands the artistic expression of China opera, and becomes a master of the northern and southern opera art in China, which is different from other operas in China.
The reason why China's traditional sericulture weaving technique was elected is that sericulture weaving is a great invention of China and a cultural symbol of Chinese national identity. This heritage includes the whole process of mulberry planting, sericulture, silk reeling, dyeing and silk weaving, all kinds of exquisite tools and looms used in the process, and the colorful silk products such as silk, yarn, brocade and silk reeling, as well as related folk activities derived from this process.
Reasons for Beijing Opera's selection: Beijing Opera is characterized by stylized and symbolic virtual performance, which pays attention to the comprehensive application of hands, eyes, body, methods and steps, expresses the drama aesthetic ideal of China traditional society, and retains the widely recognized elements in its own cultural heritage.
Reasons for the selection of Korean agricultural dance in China: Korean agricultural dance in China is a folk performing art that integrates performance, song and dance, reflects traditional farming production and life, and celebrates harvest. Dance has the characteristics of ecology, simplicity, roughness and harmony. The scene is warm and unrestrained, with distinctive national characteristics. Agricultural music and dance have been integrated into the blood of Korean people in China, and have become artistic treasures in social and cultural life, reflecting the diversity of world culture and human creativity.
Traditional making skills of Xuan paper, reason for selection: papermaking is one of the four great inventions in ancient China. Xuan paper is an outstanding representative of traditional handmade paper, which has the characteristics of soft texture and non-decay. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been the best carrier of calligraphy, painting and printing of ancient books, and it still cannot be replaced by machine-made paper.
Reason for choosing abacus: abacus is a numerical calculation method with abacus as a tool, and it is known as the fifth invention of China, and has been with China people for more than 1800 years. It is known as "the oldest computer in the world" with its simple calculation tools and unique mathematical connotation. With the development of computer technology, the calculation function of abacus is gradually weakened, but the ancient abacus still has tenacious vitality.
Reasons for the selection of Tibetan opera: Tibetan opera is a kind of Tibetan opera with masks and songs and dances, which was formed in the14th century and spread on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The repertoire consists of eight Tibetan operas, most of which are myths and legends in Buddhist scriptures to persuade good and punish evil. Tibetan opera was first spread among the people and was taught by artists to perform in squares or temples. Later, a professional troupe was established, and a stage performance form appeared. Tibetan opera carries the blood of Tibetan culture, reflects the outlook on life and thoughts and feelings of the Tibetan people, and is an important part of the cultural life of the Tibetan people.
Reasons for the selection of Xi Angu Music: Xi Angu Music is a kind of drum music circulating in Xi and its surrounding areas. Band organization is divided into percussion instruments and melody instruments, and the playing forms are divided into sitting and playing. What is still used today is the writing method of folk character spectrum in Tang and Song Dynasties.
Reasons for the selection of Regong art: Regong art mainly refers to Buddhist plastic arts such as Thangka, murals, pile embroidery and sculpture, and is an important art school of Tibetan Buddhism. Regong art, which originated in13rd century, is mainly composed of Buddhist stories, historical figures, myths and legends. It bears the historical development of Regong culture and is an important part of the production and life of the general public in the relevant communities.
Reasons for the selection of Guqin art: Guqin is the earliest stringed instrument, the oldest and purest local musical instrument in China, with profound national cultural color, ranking first in "Chyi Chin Painting and Calligraphy".
Reasons for the selection of Nanyin: Nanyin is a performing art combining singing and playing, and it is one of the oldest existing music types in China. Nanyin is sung in Quanzhou dialect, mainly using instruments such as pipa, flute, erhan, sanxian and clapper, and the music is written in five Chinese characters of "six thoughts and one thought". There are more than 3,000 ancient music scores, and different categories of tracks from the Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty have been preserved.
Why China was elected as a calligrapher: China's calligraphy is an artistic practice that uses pen, ink and paper as the main tools and materials, completes the practical function of information exchange through Chinese characters, and integrates people's thoughts on nature, society and life with unique modeling symbols and pen and ink rhythm, thus showing China people's unique way of thinking, personality spirit and temperament.
Reasons for Humai's election: Humai is a magical singing art created by Mongolians: a singer sings two voices at the same time with his own vocal organs. It is unique among the folk songs of all ethnic groups in China.
Reasons for Mazu's election: Mazu is the most influential patron saint of navigation in China. In 987 AD, Mazu in Meizhou Island, Putian City, Fujian Province devoted himself to saving the sunken ship, and was worshipped by the people on the island and became a sea god. With the development of maritime industry and the expansion of Mazu's influence, the imperial courts of past dynasties named Mazu as Tian Fei, Tianhou and Tiannv.
Reasons for China's seal cutting: China's seal cutting is a unique carving art with stone as the main material, carving knife as the tool, and Chinese characters as the representative, which developed from the ancient seal making technique in China, and has a history of more than 3,000 years.
The reason why Longquan celadon traditional firing process was selected: Longquan celadon traditional firing process is a traditional handicraft with production, skill and artistry. Up to now, it has a history of 1700 years.
Reasons for the selection of the traditional wood structure construction technology in China: The traditional wood structure construction technology, China is a building construction technology system with wood as the main building material, tenon and mortise as the main wood component combination mode, and modular system as the scale design and processing production means. Architectural skills are words and deeds between teachers and apprentices.
Reasons for the selection of Chinese paper-cutting: Chinese paper-cutting is a folk art that uses scissors or meat cutters to cut out and carve patterns on paper to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. It inherits the continuous visual image and modeling format, contains rich cultural and historical information, expresses the social consciousness, moral concept, practical experience, life ideal and aesthetic taste of the general public, and has multiple social values such as cognition, education, expression, lyricism, entertainment and communication.
Reason for selecting Dragon Boat Festival: Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China, which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and has a history of more than 2,500 years. Various folk activities, such as sacrifice, entertainment and health care, are derived from the seasonal custom of exorcising poison and evil spirits, mainly including offering sacrifices to Qu Yuan, commemorating Wu Zixu, inserting mugwort leaves, hanging calamus, drinking realgar wine, eating zongzi, dragon boat racing, eliminating five poisons and so on. Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival with unique national spirit and rich cultural connotation, which has a great influence on China folk life.
Reasons for the selection of Gesar: Gesar is a grand narrative epic about the sacred achievements of Gesar, an ancient Tibetan hero. It tells the heroic story of King Gelsall's devotion to the lower world to save all beings, leading the people of Guo Ling to exorcise demons, restrain the strong and help the weak, resettle the three realms, complete the mission of the world, and finally return to heaven. Under the rap of outstanding artists, the epic has been spread for thousands of years, mainly distributed in the vast pastoral areas and rural areas in the western plateau of China.
Reasons for the selection of Dong folk songs: Dong folk songs are the general name of Dong folk multi-voice folk songs without accompaniment and command. Including voice songs, narrative songs, children's songs, stepping on the hall songs and blocking the road songs. "Superior to others" is its traditional voice combination principle, beauty and harmony are its distinctive artistic character, and singers and choirs are its national inheritance. It carries and conveys vital cultural information such as a nation's lifestyle, social structure, ethical customs and wisdom essence.
The reason why China woodblock printing technology was selected: woodblock printing technology is a special technology that engraves characters or patterns on the board with a knife, and then prints and binds books with ink, paper, silk and other materials. It has a history of 1300 years, which is more than 400 years earlier than movable type printing technology.
Reasons for Gansu Huaer's selection: Huaer was born in the early Ming Dynasty (around AD 1368), and it is a folk song loved by Han, Hui, Tibetan, Dongxiang, Baoan, Salar, Tu, Yugur, Mongolian and other ethnic groups in the three northwestern provinces of China. Named for comparing women to flowers in lyrics. It is sung in Chinese and influenced by the traditional music of Qiang, Tibetan, Han, Tu and Muslim nationalities.
Reasons for the selection of Manas: The Kirgiz epic Manas, which has been sung for thousands of years, is one of the three great epics in China. It has a large number of different songs, the length of which is very large, the most famous of which is Manas and the legendary genealogy narrative of his later heroes, which is 236,000 lines long, reflecting the rich traditional life of the Kirgiz people and is an "encyclopedia" of the excellent creation and oral inheritance of the Kirgiz people.
Reasons for the selection of Nanjing Jinyun Brocade Technology: The technology of Nanjing Jinyun Brocade has the tradition of China Royal Weaving, and it is the representative of the highest level of brocade technology in China. It applies core technologies such as "warping and weft breaking" to large looms with complex structures. Up and down people manually operate, weaving robes and other luxury fabrics with silk thread, gold thread and peacock feather wool.
Reason for Xinjiang Uygur Muqam Art Selection: "China Xinjiang Uygur Muqam Art" is the general name of all kinds of Muqam that spread in Xinjiang Uygur inhabited areas, and it is a large-scale comprehensive art form with singing, dancing and music as the representative.
Reasons for the selection of Mongolian long tune: Mongolian long tune folk songs existed as early as the Mongolian formation period, which is closely related to grassland and nomadic lifestyle and is a symbolic display of Mongolian production, life and spiritual character. China Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Mongolia are the main cultural distribution areas of Mongolian long-tune folk songs.