Intangible cultural heritage is the soul of a country and nation. It records important characteristics of human society, such as production and lifestyle, customs and habits, cultural concepts, etc. It contains the cultural genes, spiritual characteristics, values, psychological structure, temperament and emotions of all nations in the world. It is the common and precious wealth of all mankind. Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity refers to the heritage items selected and determined by UNESCO and included in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Our country has many intangible cultural heritages that have been circulating for a long time. Today, we will list China’s top ten intangible cultural heritages for everyone to take a good look at.
Acupuncture is the general term for acupuncture. Acupuncture refers to the practice of inserting needles, usually filamentous needles, into the patient's body at a certain angle under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory, and using rotating lifting and inserting acupuncture techniques to stimulate specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. Acupuncture points are called human body acupuncture points. According to the latest statistics from acupuncture textbooks, there are 361 meridians in the human body. Moxibustion uses prefabricated moxibustion cones or moxibustion grass to burn and fumigate certain acupoints on the body surface, and uses thermal stimulation to prevent and treat diseases. Generally speaking, mugwort is the most commonly used, so it is called moxibustion. There are also moxibustion methods such as herb-partition moxibustion, wicker moxibustion, wicker moxibustion, and mulberry branch moxibustion. Nowadays, moxa stick moxibustion is often used in people's lives. Acupuncture is a unique treatment method in my country. It is a medical technique that treats internal diseases externally. It treats systemic diseases through conduction through meridians and acupoints, and the application of certain surgical methods. In 2011, it was selected into the Representative List of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Chinese calligraphy is an ancient art of writing Chinese characters. From oracle bone inscriptions, stone drum inscriptions, bronze inscriptions to large seal script, small seal script, official script, to cursive script, regular script and running script, they were all established in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wei and Jin Dynasties. period. Chinese calligraphy is a very unique visual art. Chinese characters are an important part of Chinese calligraphy, because Chinese calligraphy was produced and developed in Chinese culture, and Chinese characters are one of the basic elements of Chinese culture. Relying on Chinese characters is the main symbol that distinguishes Chinese calligraphy from other calligraphy. In 2009, it was selected into the Representative List of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The Great Wall, also known as the Great Wall, is a military defense project in ancient China. It is a tall, solid, continuous long wall used to restrict the enemy's movement. The Great Wall is not a simple separation wall, but a defense system with the Great Wall as the main body and a large number of cities, barriers, pavilions and landmark buildings. The construction history of the Great Wall can be traced back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. This is the origin of the famous allusion Fenghuo Opera Princes, which took place in the capital of Hejing (now Xi'an, Shaanxi). During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, countries competed for hegemony and defended each other. The construction of the Great Wall entered its first climax, but at this time the length of the construction was relatively short. After Qin Shihuang destroyed the six kingdoms and unified the world, he successively repaired the Great Wall during the Warring States Period, which was later called the Great Wall.