With a history of more than 3,100 years, Xi'an served as the capital city for 13 dynasties during Chinese history, including the Tang Dynasty (618-907), when it was known as Chang'an and when Xi'an wind and percussion ensemble began to take shape.This ancient artform, boasting a history...

Meshrep was added to UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2010 due to a decreasing number of participants and transmitters, influenced by evolving societal trends and modern lifestyles.The Chinese characters 欢 ("huan"), meaning joyously or me...

UNESCO inscribed this technology on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding in 2010, when only a few masters had full command of the technology.The Chinese characters 水 ("shui"), meaning water; 密 ("mi"), denoting sealed off or closed tightly; 隔...

Wooden movable-type printing is an ancient technology invented in China, using movable wooden blocks carved with individual characters for printing on paper.This type of printing emerged during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) and is said to have been invented by a man named Bi Sheng who l...

Yimakan storytellers can use various melodies to represent different characters and plots without instrumental accompaniment, alternating between singing and speaking. The Chinese characters 说 ("shuo"), meaning speak, talk, or say, and 唱 ("chang"), meaning sing or vocalize, are...

The Chinese characters 太 ("tai"), meaning supreme or great, 极 ("ji"), meaning ultimate or the absolute [presented as the primary source of all created things], and 拳 ("quan"), meaning fist, are keywords for Taijiquan, a world-renowned martial art.The traditional phys...