The festival covers various aspects of the Chinese intangible cultural heritage, which has an inestimable significance for China.

17 April, Room I, 7.30 p.m. (by invitation only)
Performance
There will be a presentation of the Kun Qu Opera, Gugin Art, the Art of Uyghur Muqan of Xinjiang and the Urtin Duu – Traditional Folk Long Song of Mongolia, all of which have been proclaimed by UNESCO as Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Also on display are remarkable objects from the first Chinese national inventory of intangible cultural heritage.

Programme:
Music from South Quanzhou
Haicai of Yi Song
Song of Dong
Guqin (Chinese zither)
Kun Qu Opera
Erhu (Chinese two-stringed violon)
String Puppet Opera of Quanzhou
Long Folk Song of Mongolia
Art of Ugyhur Muqan of Xinjiang

18–20 April, 9 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. (free entry)
Exhibition, Ségur Hall, Salle des pas perdus, Miró Halls
This exhibition features different aspects of Chinese intangible cultural heritage, which is particularly rich and varied owing to its numerous ethnic groups and regions. This event reflects the determination and commitment of the Chinese Government and its people towards the protection of this irreplaceable heritage. Several objects on display have never been exhibited outside of China.

The festival is organized by the Art Academy of China and the National Centre of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China, with the cooperation of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Section of the Culture Sector.

Invitations : evenements-speciaux@unesco.org ; Tel. : 01 45 68 05 15.

03.- UNESCO Conventions in the field of Cultural Heritage