Chinese tea processing
Chinese tea processing transforms Camellia sinensis leaves into six distinctive categories through precise heat treatment and fermentation—a craft alive in Hangzhou and communities nationwide.
Meddah storytelling
A Turkish master storyteller captivates coffeehouse audiences with voices, dialects, and improvised tales shaped by each listener’s reaction—a living art rooted in Ottoman urban culture.
Rabinal Achí
The Rabinal Achí is a centuries-old K’iche’ Maya song-dance-drama performed annually in Guatemala, blending masked performance, wooden drum, and movement to tell of pre-Columbian conflict.
Pantun
An oral Malayic poetic form spanning two to sixteen lines, pantun pairs a prefatory couplet with a closing statement through rhyme, metaphor, and verbal wit—a practice alive across Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
Cuban son
Cuban son is a syncretic music and dance born in late-19th-century eastern Cuba, blending Spanish vocals and guitar with African rhythms and call-and-response. It became Cuba’s most influential genre and reshaped Latin music globally.
Soup joumou
Soup joumou, a pumpkin-based dish native to Haiti, represents freedom, dignity, and community bonds. UNESCO recognized it as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2021.
The Twenty-Four Solar Terms
A 24-part astronomical calendar system developed in ancient China to synchronize lunar timekeeping with seasonal and natural phenomena, guiding agriculture and ritual across East Asia for over 2,000 years.
Chinese engraved block printing
A centuries-old Chinese relief printing technique in which skilled carvers remove wood from blocks to create thousands of impressions—a craft that enabled mass reproduction of texts and art across East Asia for over 1,000 years.
Ganggangsullae
A centuries-old women’s circle dance from South Korea, performed under moonlight with song, movement, and folk games to celebrate harvest and seasonal renewal.
Savitskaya’s House
An early 20th-century residence in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg, designated as a cultural heritage object for its historical significance and place in Russian residential architecture.