Cultural heritage is a precious wealth left by history to mankind, which can be divided into material cultural heritage (tangible cultural heritage) and intangible cultural heritage (intangible cultural heritage) in the form of existence.
Material and cultural heritage includes immovable cultural relics such as ancient ruins, ancient tombs, ancient buildings, cave temples, stone carvings, murals, important historical sites, representative buildings, and movable cultural relics such as important physical objects, works of art, documents, manuscripts, books and materials in various periods in history; And famous historical and cultural cities (blocks, villages and towns) with outstanding universal value in architectural style, uniform distribution or combination with environmental scenery.
Intangible cultural heritage refers to various forms of traditional cultural expression (such as folk literature, folk activities, performing arts, traditional knowledge and skills, as well as related utensils and crafts, etc. ) and cultural space (that is, places where traditional cultural activities are held regularly or concentrated on traditional culture, such as song concerts, temple fairs, traditional festivals and celebrations, etc. ).