Differences between material cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage:
First, the nature of material cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage is different
Material cultural heritage is "material" while intangible cultural heritage is "intangible". "Material" and "immaterial" are the most essential differences between the two cultural heritages. Intangible cultural heritage, because of its immateriality, can be called intangible or intangible heritage, which is one of the basic characteristics of existence.
Material cultural heritage is the material carrier of history and culture. Cultural heritage and cultural property, whether immovable or movable, are built, created and produced with certain material materials. Without material materials, they will cease to exist. Because of their materiality, they exist in a certain environment in a certain form (form, shape).
second, the fields of material cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage are different
intangible cultural heritage exists in the spiritual field of human beings, that is, in people's oral legends and expressions, and in the practice of traditional craft skills. The material cultural heritage exists in people's material world, that is, in a certain material form in a certain environment. The former is a skill, while the latter is a material itself.
Third, the protection methods of material cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage are different
Cultural heritage has what kind of characteristics, which is determined by their respective characteristics. The life of material culture has ended at a historical point and solidified in a material shell, so it is protected according to the characteristics of a historical object. Generally, archaeological excavation, filing, collection and restoration, display and utilization are adopted.
preserve its existing material form and make it exist forever. Intangible cultural heritage is living in life and exists in different media, so it is protected according to the characteristics of a real thing. Generally, methods such as inheritance, establishment of inheritance center, establishment of inheritor security system and education are adopted to protect and pass on to the next generation.
Extended information:
Definition scope of material cultural heritage
Definition of material cultural heritage by the United Nations Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. According to the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, cultural heritage can be classified as one of the following categories:
1. Cultural relics: buildings with outstanding and universal value from a historical, artistic or scientific point of view.
2. architectural complex: from the historical, artistic or scientific point of view, because of its architectural form, identity and its position in the landscape, it has outstanding and universal value;
3. Sites: man-made projects or masterpieces of man and nature and archaeological sites with outstanding and universal value from the perspective of history, aesthetics, ethnology or anthropology.
Contents of intangible cultural heritage
According to the Law of the People's Republic of China on Intangible Cultural Heritage, intangible cultural heritage refers to various traditional cultural expressions handed down from generation to generation by people of all ethnic groups and regarded as part of their cultural heritage, as well as objects and places related to traditional cultural expressions. Including:
1. Traditional oral literature and the language as its carrier;
2. Traditional art, calligraphy, music, dance, drama, folk art and acrobatics;
3. Traditional skills, medicine and calendars;
4. Traditional etiquette, festivals and other folk customs;
5. Traditional sports and recreation;
6. Other intangible cultural heritage. Physical objects and places that are part of intangible cultural heritage, all of which are cultural relics, shall be subject to the relevant provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Cultural Relics.
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