China News Service, Beijing, December 17 (Ying Ni Kan Li) The reporter learned from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China on the evening of the 17th that China’s separate declaration of "Tai Chi" and the joint declaration of China and Malaysia "Send the King Ship-related people and The two projects "The Ceremony and Related Practices of Sustainable Marine Connection" (hereinafter referred to as "Send the King Ship") are included in the UNESCO Representative List of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage.

So far, a total of 42 intangible cultural heritage items in China have been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List (Book), ranking first in the world.

Data map: Tai Chi lovers practice Tai Chi together in the morning on the beach.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Luo Yunfei

　　The 15th regular session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") was held online from December 14th to 19th.

This regular meeting reviewed 50 intangible cultural heritage items declared by 57 countries.

　　On the evening of December 17, Beijing time, "Tai Chi" and "Send the King Ship" were reviewed and approved by the committee and were included in the UNESCO Representative List of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage.

So far, a total of 42 intangible cultural heritage items in China have been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List (Book), ranking first in the world.

　　After learning that Taijiquan was successfully applied for heritage, Chen Xiaowang, the representative inheritor of Chen-style Taijiquan, a national intangible cultural heritage project in China, could not hide his excitement. "Taijiquan originated in China is just right!"?

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　　The reporter learned from Chenjiagou, Wen County, Henan Province, the birthplace of Taijiquan, that as China's national intangible cultural heritage, Taijiquan has become a major symbol of Chinese culture and one of the most popular traditional martial arts.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 300 million Tai Chi practitioners in more than 150 countries and regions around the world.

　　Since its formation in the middle of the 17th century, Tai Chi has been passed on from generation to generation, with practitioners all over the country, and it has been widely spread and passed on overseas.

"Learning boxing to make sense", the traditional Chinese philosophy of yin and yang cycle, the harmony between man and nature and the concept of health preservation contained in Taijiquan enrich people's understanding of the laws of the universe, nature, and human body; The basic requirements of respecting teachers, respecting the teacher, not being disrespectful, not mad, not satisfied, etc., subtly cultivate people's peaceful, tolerant, and friendly disposition.

The picture shows the local people carrying the king boat to cruise around.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Bin

　　Sending the King Ship is a folk custom activity that is widely spread in the southern part of China and the coastal area of ​​Malacca, Malaysia. Since its formation in the 15th to 17th centuries, along with the "Southeast Asia" and maritime trade, it has gradually spread from southern Fujian to Southeast Asia. The ship to the king conveys people’s historical memory of their ancestors going to the ocean, embodies the concept of harmonious coexistence between man and nature and respect for life, and provides rich cultural dialogue resources for promoting the development of an inclusive society; it carries observations of weather, tides, and ocean currents. Such marine knowledge and navigation technology are the crystallization of people's long-term wisdom in marine production and life. The ship to the king is regarded as a common heritage by the relevant communities in China and Malaysia, and is a vivid example of the spread and integration of Chinese culture in the countries along the Maritime Silk Road. (Finish)