ContentsSection I Cultural Heritage in ChinaChapter 1 Cultural Heritage 1980—1989 … ……………………………………… 1Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang …… 4Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor ……………………………………………11Mogao Caves ……………………………………………………………………21Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian ………………………………………………28The Great Wall …………………………………………………………………36Chapter 2 Cultural Heritage 1990—1999… ………………………………………45Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains …………………………45Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa …………………………………52Mountain Resort and its Outlying Temples, Chengde …………………………59Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu ………65Ancient City of Pingyao …………………………………………………………74Classical Gardens of Suzhou ……………………………………………………81Old Town of Lijiang ……………………………………………………………89Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing …………………………………96Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing ………………… 104The Dazu Rock Carvings …………………………………………………… 112Chapter 3 Cultural Heritage 2000—2009… …………………………………… 119Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun …………………… 119Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties …………………………… 126Longmen Grottoes …………………………………………………………… 133Mount Qingcheng and the Dujiangyan Irrigation System …………………… 140Yungang Grottoes …………………………………………………………… 148Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom ………………… 155Historic Center of Macao …………………………………………………… 161?2?Woorrlldd Cuullttuurraall Heerriittaaggee IInn Chhiinnaa–– EEdduuccaattiioonn aanndd CoommuunniiccaattiioonnYin Xu ………………………………………………………………………… 167Kaiping Diaolou and Villages ………………………………………………… 174Fujian Tulou ………………………………………………………………… 179Chapter 4 Cultural Heritage 2010—2015… …………………………………… 187Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Center of Heaven and Earth" …… 187Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang''an-Tianshan Corridor China,Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan …………………………………………………… 196Site of Xanadu ………………………………………………………………… 205The Grand Canal ……………………………………………………………… 219Tusi Sites ……………………………………………………………………… 227Chapter 5 Mixed Cultural and Natural Heritage… …………………………… 236Mount Taishan ………………………………………………………………… 237Mount Huangshan …………………………………………………………… 246Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area …… 253Mount Wuyi …………………………………………………………………… 259Chapter 6 Cultural Landscape…………………………………………………… 268Lushan National Park ………………………………………………………… 268Mount Wutai ………………………………………………………………… 275West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou ………………………………… 283Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces ………………………… 292Section II Intangible Cultural HeritageChapter 7 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity2008 ………………………………………………………………………………… 302Guqin and its Music ………………………………………………………… 302Kunqu Opera ………………………………………………………………… 304Urtiin Duu, traditional folk long song ………………………………………… 306Uyghur Muqam of Xinjiang ………………………………………………… 307Chapter 8 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity2009 A–H …………………………………………………………………………… 310Art of Chinese seal engraving ………………………………………………… 310China engraved block printing technique …………………………………… 311Chinese calligraphy …………………………………………………………… 313Chinese paper-cut …………………………………………………………… 315Chinese traditional architectural craftsmanship for timber-framed structures … 317Craftsmanship of Nanjing Yunjin brocade …………………………………… 319Dragon Boat festival ………………………………………………………… 320Farmers'' Dance of China''s Korean Ethnic Group …………………………… 322Gesar epic tradition …………………………………………………………… 324Grand Song of the Dong Ethnic Group ……………………………………… 326Hua''er ………………………………………………………………………… 328Chapter 9 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity2009 M–Y … ……………………………………………………………………… 331Manas ………………………………………………………………………… 331Mazu belief and customs ……………………………………………………… 332Mongolian art of singing, Khoomei ………………………………………… 334Nanyin ………………………………………………………………………… 336Regong arts …………………………………………………………………… 338Sericulture and silk craftsmanship of China ………………………………… 340Tibetan Opera ………………………………………………………………… 341Traditional firing technology of Longquan celadon ………………………… 343Traditional handicrafts of making Xuan paper ……………………………… 345Xi''an wind and percussion ensemble ………………………………………… 346Yueju Opera …………………………………………………………………… 348Chapter 10 Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity2010—2013 ………………………………………………………………………… 351Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine ……………… 351Peking Opera ………………………………………………………………… 353Chinese shadow puppetry …………………………………………………… 355Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation throughthe abacus …………………………………………………………………… 357Chapter 11 List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguardingand Best safeguarding practices … ……………………………………………… 360Qiang New Year Festival ……………………………………………………… 362Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges … 364Traditional Li textile techniques: spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidering … 366Meshrep ……………………………………………………………………… 369Watertight Bulkhead Technology of Chinese Junks ………………………… 371Wooden movable-type printing of China ……………………………………… 373Hezhen Yimakan Storytelling ………………………………………………… 375Strategy for training coming generations of Fujian puppetry practitioners … 377References…………………………………………………………………………… 381Appendix… ………………………………………………………………………… 384目 录