Chishui, located in the northwest of Guizhou Province, is a component of the China Danxia Natural World Heritage Site in China. As much as 82.51% of Chishui’s land area is covered by forests, adding up to approximately 2.24 million mu, of which 1.328 million mu are bamboo forests. These forest resources play an important role in protecting the ecosystem function of the Yangtze River Basin. Chishui is home to a number of living heritage practices relating to bamboo, including the national-level living heritage of Chishui single bamboo drifting and the provincial-level living heritage practice of Chishui bamboo weaving. Since 2018, within the framework of China Youth Development Foundation Mercedes-Benz Star Fund "Conservation and Management of World Heritage Sites in China" project, UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia has been implementing the “Bamboo for Carbon Neutrality in Rural Areas” pilot activity on bamboo handicraft sustainable livelihood and carbon reduction and low-carbon development in collaboration with Chishui World Heritage Administration, Chishui Forestry Administration and International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR) with the support from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Department of Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Guizhou Forestry and Grassland Administration.
China’s Bamboo-Related Intangible Cultural Heritage and Innovation in Bamboo Weaving outlines bamboo-related ICH elements at all levels in China, including bamboo-weaving historical development, categories, genres, styles, leading bearers, techniques, skills, patterns, design, product innovation and marketing tools. The handbook elaborates comprehensive and systematic background and step-by-step technical guidance on the transmission, development and innovation of a wide variety of bamboo-related living heritage in China.
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