BEIJING - China will build a modern cultural industry system featuring innovative content and strong competitiveness, according to a national cultural development blueprint published on Wednesday.
China's Culture Minister said the government is working to advance the legislation for greater protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) and cultural products last Tuesday. Luo Shugang made
members of the committee agreed to add Tulou, the unique residential architecture of Fujian Province in southeastern China, on the World Heritage List as a cultural site, bringing the total number of
The city is trying to find suitable heirs to ensure some of its unique cultural artistry is preserved. The city has 32 representative heirs to pieces of national intangible cultural heritage such as
June 14 is the third Cultural Heritage Day. Zhang Jianhua, Director General, Department of Education, Science, Culture and Health under the Legislative Affairs Office (LAO) of the State Council
flowers on the oven), a centuries-old art form of painting clay ovens, has been listed as one of Shanghai's Intangible Cultural Heritages. To better protect this folk art, Chongming has established the
Students in Jinan, Shandong province stage a variety of intangible cultural heritage performances on Feb 14 including Chinese boxing, stick fighting, and the Huaiyin silk ball lantern dance. These
Cultural Heritage for the May Day Holiday, at Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province, May 2, 2009. Some 16 notable folklorists present their respective stunts of paper-cutting, clay-sculpture
The Court of Florence has for the first time recognised image rights to cultural heritage assets. The decision was handed down in a lawsuit brought by the Galleria dell'Accademia (the “Academy
, not a small number of which were in for the third consecutive year. Armed with their geographical indications (GIs), intangible cultural heritage (ICH) craftmanship and celebrated local brands