非物质文化遗产(英文版).ppt

Definition Intangible culture is the counterpart of culture which is tangible or touchable, whereas intangible culture includes song, music, drama, skills, crafts, and the other parts of culture that can be recorded but cannot be touched and interacted with, without a vehicle for the culture. These cultural vehicles are called "Human Treasures" by the UN. Kunqu Opera is one of the oldest extant forms of Chinese opera. It evolved from the Kunshan melody, and dominated Chinese theatre from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Kunqu originated in the Wu cultural area. Dong Minority Big Song（侗族大歌） The big song in Dong minority is originated in the warring states period with a history of over 2,500 years. It is a natural chorus folk singing with no conductor and no accompaniment. Dong minority big song is a folk support voice polyphony with one singer leading the others and many voices constituting high harmonic bass choral singing. It stands out among ordinary folk music in temperament structure, singing skills and concert performance and becomes extremely rare in both Chinese and foreign folk music. Dong minority big song mainly depicts and in praise of nature, laboring, love and friendship. In a word, it contains all the harmonic aspects between mankind and nature and emphasizes on rhymes, smooth melody and metaphor lyrics and renders profound contents. Yun Jin (cloud-like brocade)（云锦） Yun Jin (cloud-like brocade) is an excellent representative of Chinese traditional culture. It is noted for choice material, exquisite fabrication, elegant and gorgeous pattern, rich colors and got the name of Yun Jin since it was as splendid as the iridescent clouds in the sky. Yun Jin has a long history of 1580 years ，Thanks to its rich cultural and scientific content, Yun Jin is referred to as the last milestone in the development of brocade fabrication in ancient China by specialists and enjoyed the fame of "oriental gem". Symbol of The