Intangible cultural heritage examples

Le Huu Trac (1720-1791) was born in in Yen My district, northern Hung Yen province and spent most of his life in Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province. One of his great contributions to Vietnamese traditional medicine was the summarisation of the essence of human medicine and Vietnamese traditional medicine into voluminous texts, such as ‘Hai Thuong Y Tong Tam Linh’ (The comprehension of Hai Thuong on medicine), which is considered the encyclopedia of Vietnamese Traditional Medicine with thousands of recipes and hundreds of remedies. He was also a shining example of medical ethics. Nine articles in his ‘Y Huan Cach Ngon’ (Instructions on medical ethics) have been adopted as the ethical guideline and principles for medicine practice for Vietnamese physicians. Each year on the first full moon in the first lunar month - the day of his death, locals and medical staff across the country flock to Huong Son for Hai Thuong Lan Ong Festival. The event has become an … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Hai Thuong Lan Ong Festival recognised as national intangible cultural heritage

The project to include intangible cultural heritage in junior high school curricula has helped increase young generations' awareness of national asset conservation, said experts.Tham Thi To Hoa, a physics teacher from the suburban Hanoi Cau Dien junior high school, said water puppets and ceramics, for example, were used to illustrate the floating and convection principles in physics.The new teaching method has increasingly attracted students' interest in the subject, Ms Hoa said at a seminar on the introduction of cultural heritages and natural sciences into education curricula.Project Consultant Dr. Frank Proschan from the Smithsonian Institute of the US said the model has been applied in many countries not only to build up young generations' respect for cultural assets but also to create a dynamic study environment among teachers and students.The project was launched by the Vietnam Ethnology Museum, the Cultural Heritage Department, and the Hanoi Department of Education and … [Read more...] about Intangible cultural heritage project in schools sees initial success

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on November 30th recognized the Belgium Beer Culture. UNESCO appreciated measures to protect the beer culture. For example, efforts by a special monitoring centre that looks into the diversity of the art of brewing were important, as well as special attention to combating the excessive use of alcohol in Belgium. On its website, UNESCO recognizes that making and appreciating beer is part of the living heritage of a range of communities throughout Belgium, playing a role in daily life, as well as festive occasions. UNESCO acknowledges that almost 1,500 types of beer are produced in Belgium using different fermentation methods. Belgian beer is known throughout the world for its wide array of tastes, from extremely sour to bitter, and is brewed in numerous cities, towns and villages across the west European nation of 11 million people. Intangible cultural heritage means the practices, representations, … [Read more...] about Belgium Beer Culture recognized as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage