聯合國教科文組織保護非物質文化遺產政府間委員會第15屆常會於12月14日至19日在線上召開。本屆常會共評審57個國家申報的50個非物質文化遺產項目。
Tai Chi, a centuries-old martial art and now a popular form of exercise, was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday evening (Beijing Time). Another honored entry is "Wangchuan ceremony and related practices for maintaining the sustainable connection between man and the ocean," which was nominated by China together with Malaysia.
北京時間12月17日晚,我國單獨申報的「太極拳」、我國與馬來西亞聯合申報的「送王船——有關人與海洋可持續聯繫的儀式及相關實踐」兩個項目,列入聯合國教科文組織人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄。
【單詞講解】
Inscribe這個詞的本意是「雕、刻」,刻上去的文字一般會保留很長時間,所以這個詞也有「寫入、記錄」之意,即to write, engrave, or print as a lasting record或者to enter on a list,常用的搭配除了上文中的inscribe something on something (as...)以外,還有inscribe something with...,比如:They inscribed the monument with the soldiers' names.(他們把戰士們的名字刻在紀念碑上。)
太極拳
Originating during the mid 17th century in Wenxian county in Henan province in central China, it is now practiced throughout China by people of all ages and by different ethnic groups.
太極拳自17世紀中葉發源於河南省溫縣以來,習練者遍布全國各地,不限年齡、不限民族。
Tai chi's basic movements center on wubu (five steps) and bafa (eight techniques) with a series of routines, exercises and tuishou (hand-pushing skills, performed with a counterpart).
太極拳最核心的動作是「八法五步」常規招式以及「推手」(兩人之間雙手的徒手對抗)。
送王船
The wangchuan ceremony and related practices are rooted in folk customs of worshipping Ong Yah, a deity believed to protect people and their lands from disasters.
送王船及相關實踐源自於民間的王爺崇拜信俗,據稱王爺是可以保護民眾及其土地免受災害的一位天神。
The element evokes the historical memory of ancestors' ocean-going and honors the harmony between man and the ocean. It also bears witness to the intercultural dialogue among communities.
送王船傳遞著人們對先輩走向海洋的歷史記憶,體現了人與自然和諧相處的理念,見證了社群之間的跨文化對話。
【知識點】
根據聯合國教科文組織的定義,非物質文化遺產(Intangible Cultural Heritage)包括口頭傳統(oral traditions), 表演藝術(performing arts), 社會慣例(social practices),儀式(rituals), 節日活動(festive events), 與本土或全球有關的知識及慣例(knowledge and practices concerning native and the universe)或者製作傳統工藝品的知識和技能(the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts)。
至此,我國共有42個非物質文化遺產項目列入聯合國教科文組織非物質文化遺產名錄(冊)(42 entries in UNESCO''s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of Humanity),居世界第一。
【相關詞彙】
文化遺產 cultural heritage
文化多樣性 cultural diversity
世界遺產名錄 World Heritage List
申遺 bid for the World Heritage List
文化資源整合 integration of cultural resources
保護世界文化和自然遺產公約 Convention Concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage
參考來源:新華網、中國日報