“Intangible Cultural Heritage” refers to the practices, customs, knowledge, and skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated with them – 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. Read more about Intangible Heritage.
The Silk Road Online Platform presents the Intangible Cultural Heritage from alongside the historic Silk Roads that has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This can be explored here, whether through filtering the Silk Routes (both Land and Maritime) or selecting individual countries along the routes. Learn more about the five categories defined by Article II of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.