Browse the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Register of good safeguarding practices

The Committee meets annually to evaluate nominations proposed by States Parties to the 2003 Convention and decide whether or not to inscribe those cultural practices and expressions of intangible heritage on the Convention’s Lists.

By clicking on the inscribed elements below, you can discover the nominations, photos and videos, together with Committee decisions and evidence of community consent.

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Results : 16 elements corresponding to 4 countries

2016¹ – 2012¹ – 2011¹ – 2010⁵ – 2009³ – 2008⁵

2016
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms, knowledge in China of time and practices developed through observation of the sun’s annual motion	China
2012
Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners	China
2011
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Chinese shadow puppetry	China
2010
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine	China
Chhau dance	India
Gagok, lyric song cycles accompanied by an orchestra	Republic of Korea
Kumiodori, traditional Okinawan musical theatre	Japan
Peking opera	China
2009
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
China engraved block printing technique	China
Chinese calligraphy	China
Gesar epic tradition	China
2008
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Kun Qu opera	China
Nôgaku theatre	Japan
Pansori epic chant	Republic of Korea
Ramlila, the traditional performance of the Ramayana	India
Royal ancestral ritual in the Jongmyo shrine and its music	Republic of Korea