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Odisha’s 26 villages get recognition as ‘Tsunami Ready’ by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO
1 day, 9 hours ago

Odisha’s 26 villages get recognition as ‘Tsunami Ready’ by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO

The Hindu  

In Odisha, six districts comprising 24 villages, along with two previously recognised villages, making a total of 26 villages, have been recognized as “Tsunami Ready” by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, said a press statement on Saturday. These activities included —Training and Capacity Building, Community Awareness Programs, Distribution of Tsunami Awareness Materials, Preparation of Tsunami Management Plans, Conducting Mock …

Odisha Unesco Tsunami Tsunami Ready
Mudumal's 3,000-Year-Old Menhirs Could Gain UNESCO Recognition
2 days, 20 hours ago

Mudumal's 3,000-Year-Old Menhirs Could Gain UNESCO Recognition

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Mudumal, a small village in Narayanpet, could gain international acclaim for its 3,000-year-old megalithic menhirs, the only one of their kind, which hold historical, cultural and astronomical significance. The organisation is researching the site and making efforts to bring the Unesco World Heritage Site tag for Mudumal. "While Korea also has some depictions of Ursa Major, Mudumal is the only …

Stones Stone Unesco Heritage Site Dr Rao Mudumal
Establish geopark in Visakhapatnam, INTACH urges the Union and State governments
3 days, 1 hour ago

Establish geopark in Visakhapatnam, INTACH urges the Union and State governments

The Hindu  

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage Visakhapatnam convener D. Rajasekhar Reddy has urged the State and Central governments to work on establishing geopark in Visakhapatnam as the city has the potential to join the prestigious UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. The initiative of geopark would involve integrating major geological and archaeological sites under a unified Geopark Management Authority …

India State Reddy Unesco Geological Geopark Intach Visakhapatnam
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A Chinese wooden arch bridge in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. ZHANG GUILAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Zhong Xiaobo, director of the Wenzhou Covered Bridge Culture Society in Zhejiang province, who has devoted over two decades to preserving wooden arch bridges, expressed immense excitement upon hearing the news. Built out of interlocking short beams with wooden sunmao joints to create an especially stable arch …

Zhejiang Qiang
Chinese Americans laud festival recognition
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Chinese Americans laud festival recognition

China Daily  

By RENA LI in Los Angeles | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-12-07 07:11 The Beijing sub city-center provides residents with different choices of recreation, including ice and snow activities, Spring Festival celebrations and dragon dance performances. The news that Spring Festival was officially recognized by UNESCO on Wednesday has generated an outpouring of pride across Chinese American communities in the …

Festival Spring Cultural Chinese Zhang Chinese American American
Japanese sake earns UNESCO heritage status. What does it mean?
Trending News
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Japanese sake earns UNESCO heritage status. What does it mean?

ABC  

The United Nations' cultural organisation, UNESCO, has wrapped up its latest meeting in Paraguay, where it recognised 63 more cultural products in need of heritage protection. Products and practices from Aleppo soap to Japanese sake have now made it onto the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list, which grants protection to oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals and festive events, …

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Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A Li ethnic woman displays a pendant made with traditional Li textile techniques in Dongfang, Hainan province. PU XIAOXU/XINHUA "The item's inclusion in the UNESCO list showcases the close attention the Chinese government and society have paid to vulnerable intangible cultural heritage. It also tells us that as long as we are dedicated to protection, we can save even very …

Chinese Unesco Textile Techniques Li Textile Techniques Li Textile
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A video showing the Qiang New Year festival, a traditional annual event of the Qiang ethnic group in China, is displayed during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asuncion, Paraguay. ZHU YUBO/XINHUA In a remarkable display of conservation success, China's dedicated efforts have revitalized and safeguarded three endangered cultural treasures, …

Heritage China Cultural Intangible Cultural Heritage Unesco Intangible Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A video showing the Qiang New Year festival, a traditional annual event of the Qiang ethnic group in China, is displayed during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asuncion, Paraguay. ZHU YUBO/XINHUA In a remarkable display of conservation success, China's dedicated efforts have revitalized and safeguarded three endangered cultural treasures, …

China Cultural Heritage Intangible Cultural Heritage Unesco Intangible Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A video showing the Qiang New Year festival, a traditional annual event of the Qiang ethnic group in China, is displayed during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asuncion, Paraguay. ZHU YUBO/XINHUA In a remarkable display of conservation success, China's dedicated efforts have revitalized and safeguarded three endangered cultural treasures, …

China Cultural Heritage Intangible Cultural Heritage Unesco Intangible Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A Li ethnic woman displays a pendant made with traditional Li textile techniques in Dongfang, Hainan province. PU XIAOXU/XINHUA "The item's inclusion in the UNESCO list showcases the close attention the Chinese government and society have paid to vulnerable intangible cultural heritage. It also tells us that as long as we are dedicated to protection, we can save even very …

Cultural Heritage Chinese Unesco Traditional Li
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A Li ethnic woman displays a pendant made with traditional Li textile techniques in Dongfang, Hainan province. PU XIAOXU/XINHUA "The item's inclusion in the UNESCO list showcases the close attention the Chinese government and society have paid to vulnerable intangible cultural heritage. It also tells us that as long as we are dedicated to protection, we can save even very …

Chinese Unesco Heritage Li
Century-old Sichuan teahouse wins UNESCO award
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Century-old Sichuan teahouse wins UNESCO award

China Daily  

The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, wins an Award of Merit in the 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on Dec 6. The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, Sichuan province, was granted an Award of Merit at the 2024 UNESCO …

Conservation Heritage Project Province Hall Award Unesco
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A video showing the Qiang New Year festival, a traditional annual event of the Qiang ethnic group in China, is displayed during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asuncion, Paraguay. ZHU YUBO/XINHUA In a remarkable display of conservation success, China's dedicated efforts have revitalized and safeguarded three endangered cultural treasures, …

Heritage China Cultural Intangible Cultural Heritage Unesco Intangible Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A Chinese wooden arch bridge in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. ZHANG GUILAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Zhong Xiaobo, director of the Wenzhou Covered Bridge Culture Society in Zhejiang province, who has devoted over two decades to preserving wooden arch bridges, expressed immense excitement upon hearing the news. Built out of interlocking short beams with wooden sunmao joints to create an especially stable arch …

Zhejiang Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A video showing the Qiang New Year festival, a traditional annual event of the Qiang ethnic group in China, is displayed during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asuncion, Paraguay. ZHU YUBO/XINHUA In a remarkable display of conservation success, China's dedicated efforts have revitalized and safeguarded three endangered cultural treasures, …

Heritage China Cultural Intangible Cultural Heritage Unesco Intangible Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A Chinese wooden arch bridge in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province. ZHANG GUILAN/FOR CHINA DAILY Zhong Xiaobo, director of the Wenzhou Covered Bridge Culture Society in Zhejiang province, who has devoted over two decades to preserving wooden arch bridges, expressed immense excitement upon hearing the news. Built out of interlocking short beams with wooden sunmao joints to create an especially stable arch …

Zhejiang Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A video showing the Qiang New Year festival, a traditional annual event of the Qiang ethnic group in China, is displayed during the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asuncion, Paraguay. ZHU YUBO/XINHUA In a remarkable display of conservation success, China's dedicated efforts have revitalized and safeguarded three endangered cultural treasures, …

Heritage China Cultural Intangible Cultural Heritage Unesco Intangible Qiang
Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Three Chinese items added to UNESCO heritage list

China Daily  

A Li ethnic woman displays a pendant made with traditional Li textile techniques in Dongfang, Hainan province. PU XIAOXU/XINHUA "The item's inclusion in the UNESCO list showcases the close attention the Chinese government and society have paid to vulnerable intangible cultural heritage. It also tells us that as long as we are dedicated to protection, we can save even very …

Chinese Unesco
Century-old Sichuan teahouse wins UNESCO award
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Century-old Sichuan teahouse wins UNESCO award

China Daily  

The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, wins an Award of Merit in the 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation on Dec 6. The Guanyin Hall Teahouse Conservation Project in the Shuangliu district of Chengdu, Sichuan province, was granted an Award of Merit at the 2024 UNESCO …

Conservation Heritage Project Province Hall Award Sichuan
Abathsahayeswarar temple chosen for UNESCO award for conservation
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Abathsahayeswarar temple chosen for UNESCO award for conservation

The Hindu  

The 1,300-year-old Abathsahayeshwarar Temple in Thukkatchi in Thanjavur district has been chosen by UNESCO to receive the Award of Distinction - 2023 for having been conserved keeping its heritage intact. Temple priest K. Ramkumar Gurukkal said that the temple had several shrines for deities, including Soundaryanayaki Ambal, Ashtabhuja Durga Parameshwari, Aadhi Sarabeshwarar, Pillayar, Murugan, Chandikeswarar, two Bhairavars, two Suryas and …

Hindu Temple Unesco Kulothunga
Paraguay expells Chinese envoy after he urges country to cut ties with Taiwan
Trending News
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Paraguay expells Chinese envoy after he urges country to cut ties with Taiwan

Firstpost  

In a curt statement, Paraguay’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had revoked the visa of Xu Wei, a senior Chinese envoy to Latin America who was in Paraguay for an annual UNESCO meeting, declaring him persona non grata Paraguay on Thursday accused a Chinese diplomat of interfering with its domestic affairs and gave him 24 hours to leave the …

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Japan's famous sake joins UNESCO's cultural heritage list
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Japan's famous sake joins UNESCO's cultural heritage list

Hindustan Times  

AP: Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. “Sake is considered a divine gift and is essential for social and cultural events in Japan,” Takehiro Kano, the Japanese ambassador to UNESCO, The smooth rice wine that plays a crucial role in Japan's culinary traditions was enshrined on Wednesday by UNESCO on its list of the “intangible cultural heritage …

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Japan’s most famous drink is now protected
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Japan’s most famous drink is now protected

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The smooth rice wine Sake that plays a crucial role in Japan's culinary traditions …

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