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So in this section, I'm going to talk about another very important concept,

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intangible cultural heritage.

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Intangible culture Heritage is a very critical issues in the UNESCO heritage system.

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But this course mainly focus on the cultural heritage and focus on the object.

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So I only use this section to talk about this concept.

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The term ‘cultural heritage’ has changed content considerably in recent decades,

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partially owing to the instruments developed by UNESCO.

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Cultural heritage does not end at monuments and collections of objects.

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It also includes traditions or living expressions inherited

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from our ancestors and passed on to our descendants,

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such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals,

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festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature

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and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.

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The importance of intangible cultural heritage is not the cultural manifestation itself

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but rather the wealth of knowledge and skills

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that is transmitted through it from one generation to the next.

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The social and economic value of this transmission of knowledge is relevant for

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minority groups and for mainstream social groups within a State,

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and is as important for developing States as for developed ones.

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Well, Traditional, contemporary and living at the same time:

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intangible cultural heritage does not only represent inherited traditions

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from the past but also contemporary rural and urban practices

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in which diverse cultural groups take part;

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Well, we may share expressions of intangible culture heritage.

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There are similar to those practice by others

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whether they are form the neighbouring village

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from a city opposite side of the world, or have been adopted

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by people who have migrated and settled in a different region.

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Well, they all are intangible cultural heritage.

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They have been passed from one generation to another,

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have evolved in response to their environment,

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and they contribute to giving us a sense of identity and continuity,

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providing a link from our past, through present, and into our future.

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Well, intangible cultural heritage does not give rise to question or

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whether or not certain practice are specific to a culture.

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It contribute to social cohesion, encouraging a sense of identity

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and responsibility which helps individuals to feel part of one

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or different communities and to feel part of society as a large.

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Intangible Culture Heritage is not merely valued as a culture goods,

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comparative basis for its exclusively all is exceptional value.

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It's thrives on its base in communities.

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And it depends on those whose knowledge of traditions,

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skills and custom are passed on to the rest of the communities

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from generation to generation or two and other communities.

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Intangible culture heritage can only be heritage

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it is recognized as such by communities,

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groups or individuals that create, maintain and transmitted

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without their recognition.

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Nobody else can decide for them that a given expression or practice is their heritage.

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So there are several types of the intangible culture heritage.

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First. It is about Oral traditions.

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The second it is about Performing arts，

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The third is the Social practice routines, festivals events.

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And the fourth is about knowledge, practice concerning nature and the universe.

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And the fifth, the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts.

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So this section I've talked about the concept of intangible cultural heritage, about its concept,

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but I did not give several examples about this,

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because it is not the main concern in this course.

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Because this course will mainly concern about cultural heritage

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linking to object linking to heritage sites.

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But now we're talking about sometimes

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there's a linkage between cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage.

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It is the future to combine these two together.

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So we will explore these issues in the future.