What is intangible cultural heritage?
Intangible cultural heritage refers to "traditions or living expressions inherited from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants, such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts". The Convention defines it as follows:
Intangible Cultural Heritage means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.
Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hangzhou
The Art of Guqin (Zhejiang School)
Level: UNESCO
Type: traditional Music
Subscription Time: November 7, 2003
Due to its geographical environment, climate, language and customs, Zhejiang has formed an art Guqin style that is distinguished from those in other areas...
Huqinyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture
Level: national
Type: traditional Chinese medicine
Subscription Time: May 20, 2006
Huqinyutang Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Culture mainly includes “No Deception” culture and herbal medicine traditional technique...
Zhangxiaoquan Scissors Forging Technique
Level: national level
Category: traditional technique
Time of selection: May 20, 2006
Zhangxiaoquan Scissors is a famous brand of traditional handicrafts established in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of over 380 years...
Yuhang Rolling Lantern
Level: national level
Category: traditional dance
Inscription time: May 20, 2006
Yuhang Rolling Lantern is a Han nationality folk dance with strong competitive features. It prevailed in Wengmei (翁梅) area in Yuhang District...
Bamboo Paper Making Technique
Level: national level
Category: traditional dance
Inscription time: May 20, 2006
The bamboo paper-making technique refers to the entire process of turning green bamboo into a piece of paper. The production of Fuyang Bamboo paper...
The Legend of the White Snake
Level: national level
Category: folk literature
Subscription Time: May 20, 2006
The Legend of the White Snake, also known as the Legend of the White Lady, the Legend of Leifeng Pagoda, etc. is one of the Four Folk Legends of China...
The Butterfly Lovers (Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai)
Level: national level
Category: folk literature
Subscription Time: May 20, 2006
The legend, the Butterfly Lovers tells the love story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. It is one of the Four Folk Legends of China and has a history...
Xiao Re Hun
Level: national level
Category: opera
Subscription time: May 20, 2006
Xiao Re Hun is stemmed from “Shuochaobao (an art form telling royal court news)” commonly heard in Hangzhou streets in the late...
Seal Engraving (Xiling Seal-engravers’ Society)
Level: national level
Category: traditional art
Inscription time: May 20, 2006
Xiling Seal- Engravers’ Society was founded in 1904. It is the oldest and most influential academic group in studying seal engraving in China.
Dujinsheng Brocade
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional technique
Subscription time: May 18, 2005
The Hangzhou brocade technique uses Hangzhou-produced mulberry silk as the material and involves weaving the brocade with hands on...
Wangxingji Fan
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional technique
Inscription time: May 18, 2005
Wangxingji Fan was originally founded in Shanzi (Fan) Lane (扇子巷) in1875 in the first year of Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. It now has a history...
Yue Kiln Celadonware
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional technique
Subscription time: May 18, 2005
Zhejiang is one of the main origin places and production areas of porcelain in ancient China. In particular, Yue Kiln has the longest porcelain producing...
Xiaoshan Lace
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional technique
Inscription time: May 18, 2005
Xiaoshan Lace was introduced to Kanshan Town (坎山镇) of Xiaoshan at the beginning of the 20th century. Because women in Kanshan area are good...
West Lake Silk Umbrella
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional technique
Subscription time: May 18, 2005
Hangzhou West Lake Silk Umbrella was created in 1932 by Hangzhou Dujinsheng Silk Weaving Factory. Now it has a history of over 80 years...
Chun’an Tri-Character Opera
Level: provincial level
Category:< traditional opera/p>
Inscription time: May 18, 2005
Tri-Character Opera is a folk opera that prevails in rural villages of Chun’an County of Hangzhou. The opera mainly has three characters...
Chun'an Bamboo Horse
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional dance
Inscription time: May 18, 2005
Chun'an Bamboo Horse, commonly known as "Bamboo Horse Dancing", is a traditional dance that is mainly popular in Chun'an. Bamboo Horse...
Hangzhou Opera
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional opera
Inscription time: May 18, 2005
Hangzhou Opera, also named Wulin Opera (武林班), is a local opera genre in Hangzhou. The singing and chanting of Hangzhou Opera are both based...
Jiangnan Sizhu
Level: provincial level
Category: traditional music
Inscription time: May 18, 2005
Jiangnan Sizhu is an excellent folk musical instrument ensemble prevailing in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. Hangzhou is an important place for
Intangible Culture Tourist Routes
Southern Song Culture One-Day Tour
Hefang Street (Southern Song Imperial Street) → the 1st floor of Shangcheng District Cultural Relics Demonstration Center (上城区非物质文化遗产展示中心—楼) → Relics of the Imperial Ancestral Temple → Eight-Diagram Field → the Southern Song Imperial Kiln Museum
Canal Cultural One-Day Tour
Wulinmen Wharf → Xiangji Temple → Fuyi Granary → Gongchen Bridge → China Grand Canal Museum → Qiaoxi Historical Street → Hangzhou Workmanship Demonstration Pavilion → China Fan Museum → China Knife, Scissors and Sword Museum
Xiacheng District “Intangible Demonstration” Tour
Wangxingji Fan → Dujinsheng Brocade Museum → Xiaoxiangsanxun (小巷三寻) → Wulin Street Intangible Culture Museum → Xiacheng District Intangible Cultural Museum
Yuhang Culture and Tourism Excellent One-Day Tour
Jingshan Temple → Liangzhu Museum → the Archeological Ruins of Liangzhu Ancient City