The National Intangible Heritage Center (NIHC) will present traditional performances on 4 and 5 August 2017 in Jeonju, Korea where the center is currently located. Dubbed as “Three Countries, Three Colors”, practitioners of Chinese, Mongolian, and Japanese ICH inscribed on...
ICHCAP hosted the Curators’ Meeting for the 2017 ICHCAP ICH Online Exhibition from 24 to 25 July in Songdo, Incheon. ICHCAP signed a partnership with Google last year and has since showcased various Asia-Pacific ICH to people all around the...
In some parts of Asia, childbirth ritual still exists, guided either by religion or folk belief. Chhaitun, a childbirth ritual of the Gandharba community in Nepal, is held on the sixth day after the delivery of a child into the...
ICHCAP held a symposium under the theme of ‘Safeguarding ICH and Building Vocational Training Network’ on 26 July in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, which was jointly organized with the National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO. The symposium...
On 13 September 2007, the General Assembly, through its resolution A/RES/61/295, adopted the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration establishes a comprehensive framework of minimum standards for economic, social and cultural well-being, and rights of...
ICHCAP presented photo and film exhibitions on Central Asian ICH from 27 to 28 July in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan under the theme of “Living Heritage: Wisdom of Life”. ICHCAP has conducted the joint video production project with Kazakhstan,...