Senior Chinese official Li
Changchun Monday called for doing a good job in protecting
China's intangible cultural heritage, noting it's important in many
ways, during a visit to an exhibition of achievements in protecting
intangible cultural heritage.
"Protection of intangible cultural heritage and maintaining
continuity of the national culture constitute an essential cultural
base for enhancing cohesion of the nation, boosting the national
unity, invigorating the national spirit and safeguarding the
national unification," said Li, who is a member of the Standing
Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China
(CPC) Central Committee.
Li inspected during his visit musical instruments of the
imperial Tang (618-907) and Song (907-1279) dynasties, and ancient
looms from Nanjing, and Yangliuqing new year paintings in Tianjin,
watched demonstrations of embroidery, clay sculpturing, paper cut
and kite making and other items on display, staged in the National
Museum of China.
Meanwhile, Li urged the relevant departments to beef up the
protection of intangible cultural heritage and enable it to play a
still greater and better role in fostering a sound, advanced
socialist culture in China.
(Xinhua News Agency February 14, 2006)
