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East China’s Anhui province has taken effective steps to strengthen the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) over the past few years. The province made continuous efforts to bolster the ICH recording system at national, provincial, municipal and county levels, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Anhui Province said, adding that the number of ICH under state protection hit 99. In recent years, several regulations have been introduced to provide legal safeguards for the protection and inheritance of ICH. The province accelerated ICH recording, sought state-level ICH status and unveiled the fifth and sixth batches of provincial ICH inheritors. A number of traditional handicrafts with ICH elements were developed. In addition, the province worked together with the Palace Museum to launch more than 200 types of cultural and creative products. The province staged many exhibitions and performances to showcase the charms of local ICH. It also participated in national ICH-related events such as the International Festival of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan province, and the China Original Folk Song Festival, held in Southwest China’s Yunnan province. Anhui is home to three UNESCO intangible cultural heritage items, 99 state-level ones, and 479 provincial ones. 119 people have been designated as national inheritors of ICH, and 792 as provincial inheritors.
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