As we all know, intangible cultural heritage is the culture and related physical places passed down by each nation from generation to generation. It is the expression of the unique and individual aesthetic habits of the nation. As the province with the most ethnic groups in my country, Yunnan is home to 25 ethnic minorities including the Yi, Miao, Hui, and Dai in addition to the Han. This makes Yunnan’s ethnic culture very diverse and has become the region with the richest intangible cultural heritage in my country. one. Yunnan's intangible cultural heritage projects cover more than ten categories such as folk literature, traditional dance and music, traditional drama, traditional food, traditional skills, traditional medicine, entertainment and acrobatics.
First of all, Yunnan has 105 national-level intangible cultural heritage projects and 450 provincial-level intangible cultural heritage projects. Among them, the famous peacock dance of the Dai people, the brass dance of the Zhuang and Yi people, the wood drum dance of the Wa people, and the folk songs of the Dulong people are included in the intangible cultural heritage. , the Gesar epic and more than a dozen kinds of folk literature. Traditional handicrafts are highlighted in the Yunnan Heritage Project, such as the production of Yunnan Beiye Sutra, known as the living fossil of Dai culture and history, Jianchuan wood carving with strong ethnic style, and Bai weaving and dyeing, as well as the use of a variety of materials as raw materials for jacquard, weaving, etc. Yunnan Dai brocade, made by this traditional handicraft, enjoys a high reputation in my country's traditional handicrafts and is one of the most precious treasures of my country's national culture.
Then, there are also many inheritors of intangible cultural heritage in Yunnan. The total population of Yunnan Province is less than 50 million, but people from 26 ethnic groups live there, making Yunnan's ethnic culture colorful and magnificent, providing good conditions for rich intangible cultural heritage projects. In order to ensure the inheritance and protection of intangible cultural heritage items, Yunnan Province has continuously introduced various measures, actively built a platform for cultivating intangible cultural heritage talents, and done a good job in the inheritance and dissemination of intangible cultural heritage items. In 2009, there were only more than 200 intangible cultural heritage heirs in Yunnan. By actively organizing various forms of training courses, more people were interested in Yunnan cultural heritage projects and voluntarily became intangible cultural heritage heirs. The number of intangible cultural heritage heirs who have been recognized by the province has increased to more than 10,000 in just ten years, giving strong support to Yunnan's intangible cultural heritage projects.
Finally, in addition to what is introduced above, there are many intangible cultural heritage projects in Yunnan Province. If you are interested, you can go to Yunnan to experience it for yourself.