#intangible cultural heritage

Collection of intangible cultural heritage news, found 176 news.

The successor of the 600-year-old "Oriental Chocolate" seeks inheritance path in Haikou

The Spring Festival, the most significant festival in Chinese culture, was just around the corner. Wu Qizhen, the ...

West China's Chongqing Banan District blooming with chrysanthemum show

Life is rosy in west China's Chongqing City, a scenic region where the 24th chrysanthemum art exhibition is held in ...

The third CIIE concludes, $72.6 billion in intended deals for the coming year inked

Despite the global market uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the confidence and interest that foreign ...

Struggle of batik surviving the pandemic

Commemorating special days this year does feel a little different from the normal days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Foreign Ministry to incorporate batik subject in diplomatic education

The diplomatic education curriculum will feature batik as a subject as part of the Foreign Ministry’s endeavors ...

News Focus

UNESCO tag for Toba Caldera to boost N Sumatra tourism

Located in North Sumatra province, Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake on Earth. The ancient lake was formed ...

Toba Caldera inscribed on List of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Toba Caldera was inscribed on the List of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) at the 209th Session of the UNESCO Executive ...

Indonesian Pencak Silat martial art inscribed on UNESCO Heritage list

Indonesia's martial art Pencak Silat is one of the 15 elements inscribed on the Representative List of the ...

Weekend Stories

Reviving the legacy of Sabeni, the Betawi fighter

Sabeni can solely be identified through a black-and-white portrait painting, bearing Sabeni bin Channam 1860-1945, ...

ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium organized on Nov 5-8 in Yogyakarta

The Seventh ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium, themed "Embracing Change, Honoring Tradition," is being held ...

'Discover Ningxia' 2019 International Cultural Tourism Festival ends on perfect note

'Discover Ningxia' 2019 International Cultural Tourism Festival ended on a perfect note in Ningxia. 20 international ...

Taste! Feel! Enjoy! Korea in Jeonju…2019 Jeonju Bibimbap Festival to kick off on October 9

- Jeonju, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy, will host the 2019 Jeonju Bibimbap Festival, a fiesta of traditional ...

News Feature

Integrating modern motifs in traditional batik

A festive nuance, a modern touch, as well as vibrant colors could be enough to describe pieces of batik clothes draped ...

500 craftsmen participate in National Batik Day 2019

As many as 500 batik craftsmen, with professional and educational backgrounds, participated in the National Batik Day ...

UNESCO starts evaluation on recognition to batik: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked everyone to strengthen the commitment to preserving batik, as the United ...