2017/08/05 |
Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection in China
At the turn of the 21st century, UNESCO launched a prestigious initiative "Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity."Suddenly, China was visibly on board.
Helen Rees
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Helen Rees is a Professor in the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology, and a Visiting Professor at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. This article draws on material from Keith Howard, ed., Music as Intangible Cultural Heritage: Policy, Ideology, and Practice in the Preservation of East Asian Traditions. Farnham, Surrey: Ashgate, 2012; in particular, the author’s chapter: ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage in China Today