Lasting Luxury: Arts and Crafts with Xia Bu 夏布, a Traditional …
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8 Environment Protection and Intangible Cultural
Heritage from Chinese Government
A decade ago, the local government of Sichuan Province has mandatory for ramie
plant growing to protect its river bank. Now, there are many encouraging policies
for the local farmers to grow more ramie, mainly because of economic improvement
reasons.
UNESCO inscribed the weaving of ramie in 2011 on the Representative List of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
17
Here is the decision from UNESCO:
R.1: Transmitted from generation to generation, Mosi
18 cloth weaving is a traditional craft that is rooted in the community and provides its practitioners with a
sense of identity and continuity;
R.2: Inscription of Mosi weaving on the Representative List could help to enhance
global recognition of the diversity of hand-woven textiles, thus promoting the
visibility of the intangible cultural heritage and awareness of its significance.
Korea and Japan kept their traditional Xia Bu production well and were earlier
in applying the intangible cultural heritage from UNESCO, such as Korean Hansan
village and Japanese Uonuma region.
19
A few families inherited skilled Xia Bu craftsmen in China survived as Master
Tan Zhi Xiang. Now, more and more new young craftsmen are born. They learn
not only from their local senior masters but also from international workshops with
Korea and Japan. Many of these regions are applying intangible cultural heritage
from UNESCO Increased demand from consumers help resuscitate traditional ramie
manufacturing techniques.
China, with its long history, has rich and diverse intangible cultural heritage. The
Chinese Government attaches great importance to the safeguarding of the intangible
cultural heritage and fully supports UNESCO’s efforts to safeguard the intangible
cultural heritage of humanity.
By today, nearly all the Xia Bu regions inside China are protected under Intangible
Cultural Heritage in China.
20
17 https://ich.unesco.org/en/decisions/6.COM/13.45 Access on 18/08/2019.
18 Mosi: Ramie in Korean.
19 https://ich.unesco.org accessed 18/08/2019.
20 https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%9D%9E%E7%89%A9%E8%B4%A8%E6%96%87%E5%
8C%96%E9%81%97%E4%BA%A7/271489?fromtitle=%E9%9D%9E%E9%81%97&fromid=
22079563&fr=aladdin accessed 27/10/2019.
95
8 Environment Protection and Intangible Cultural
Heritage from Chinese Government
A decade ago, the local government of Sichuan Province has mandatory for ramie
plant growing to protect its river bank. Now, there are many encouraging policies
for the local farmers to grow more ramie, mainly because of economic improvement
reasons.
UNESCO inscribed the weaving of ramie in 2011 on the Representative List of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
17
Here is the decision from UNESCO:
R.1: Transmitted from generation to generation, Mosi
18 cloth weaving is a traditional craft that is rooted in the community and provides its practitioners with a
sense of identity and continuity;
R.2: Inscription of Mosi weaving on the Representative List could help to enhance
global recognition of the diversity of hand-woven textiles, thus promoting the
visibility of the intangible cultural heritage and awareness of its significance.
Korea and Japan kept their traditional Xia Bu production well and were earlier
in applying the intangible cultural heritage from UNESCO, such as Korean Hansan
village and Japanese Uonuma region.
19
A few families inherited skilled Xia Bu craftsmen in China survived as Master
Tan Zhi Xiang. Now, more and more new young craftsmen are born. They learn
not only from their local senior masters but also from international workshops with
Korea and Japan. Many of these regions are applying intangible cultural heritage
from UNESCO Increased demand from consumers help resuscitate traditional ramie
manufacturing techniques.
China, with its long history, has rich and diverse intangible cultural heritage. The
Chinese Government attaches great importance to the safeguarding of the intangible
cultural heritage and fully supports UNESCO’s efforts to safeguard the intangible
cultural heritage of humanity.
By today, nearly all the Xia Bu regions inside China are protected under Intangible
Cultural Heritage in China.
20
17 https://ich.unesco.org/en/decisions/6.COM/13.45 Access on 18/08/2019.
18 Mosi: Ramie in Korean.
19 https://ich.unesco.org accessed 18/08/2019.
20 https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%9D%9E%E7%89%A9%E8%B4%A8%E6%96%87%E5%
8C%96%E9%81%97%E4%BA%A7/271489?fromtitle=%E9%9D%9E%E9%81%97&fromid=
22079563&fr=aladdin accessed 27/10/2019.