摘要
WITH Peking Opera and Chinese acupuncture being inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last year,China has altogether 28 traditions included on the list. Furthermore,another six items have been inscribed on a sub list "In Need of Urgent Safeguarding." However,those 34 items are just the tip of the iceberg,compared with 870,000 intangible cultural heritage items designated by the cultural departments of the Chinese government. The Law of the Peo-
WITH Peking Opera and Chinese acupuncture being inscribed on UNESCO＇s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity last year, China has altogether 28 traditions included on the list. Furthermore, another six items have been inscribed on a sub list ＂In Need of Urgent Safeguarding.＂ However, those 34 items are just the tip of the iceberg, compared with 870,000 intangible cultural heritage items designated by the cultural departments of the Chinese government.
