June 8th is China’s eighth"Cultural Heritage Day".It coincides with the tenth anniversary of the promulgation of the United Nations Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage.A series of intangible cultural heritage publicity activities have been launched throughout China.

　　Reporter Si Xiaoshuai from Shenyang:Shenyang held a series of activities with the theme of"Everyone is the Master of Cultural Heritage"on the 8th.Wu Bingan,vice chairman of the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Expert Committee,said,“Although the protection of intangible cultural heritage in China started late,with the attention and investment of governments at all levels in China,the protection of intangible cultural heritage has become a national consciousness.With the extensive participation of intangible cultural heritage,the pace of intangible cultural heritage protection has been at the forefront of the world.

　　So far,29 intangible cultural heritage items have been included in the United Nations"Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity",7 items have been included in the United Nations"Intangible Cultural Heritage List in Urgent Need of Protection",and 1 item has been selected into the United Nations"List of Excellent Conservation Practices."Its total number ranks first in the world.

　　Reporter Zhang Daozheng reported from Tianjin:On the 8th,Tianjin held a licensing ceremony for the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units for 13 important cultural relics including the modern buildings on the Five Avenues.Four ancient buildings such as Baita and Tianhou Palace in Ji County,Tianjin,nine important modern and modern historical sites and representative buildings,including the Dagu dock site of the Beiyang Navy and the former site of Tanggu Railway Station,all hung the"National Treasure"sign that day.

　　Reporter Zhang Yuanxian reports:"Archaeologists'Notes:2009-2012 Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Archaeological Documentary"exhibition was held on the 8th at the Qin Shihuang Mausoleum Museum.The first exhibition included the newly unearthed No.3(bubble nail figurines)from the pit of Baixi figurines.,No.4 Baixi figurines,"spherical bronzes",etc.,as well as the"Generals"and"Oshou figurines"unearthed from the burial pit of the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses.

　　This exhibition is a concentrated display of the archaeological results of the academy's archaeological exploration and excavation of important historical remains in the mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huang from 2009 to 2012.

　　Reporter Lv Zihao from Baoding,Hebei:The 6th Hebei Folk Culture Festival,which gathered 120 intangible cultural heritage items,opened in Baoding on the same day.More than 500 folk artists showed their"unique skills"on-site,demonstrating traditional"grass root"skills such as sugar blowing and sugar sculpting.The cultural festival will also hold activities including folklore street performances,traditional art exhibitions and special famous food exhibitions.

　　In 2003,the 32nd General Assembly of UNESCO formally adopted the"Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage",which clearly put forward the concept of intangible cultural heritage for the first time and started the wave of protecting intangible cultural heritage worldwide.At present,153 countries around the world have become signatories.China joined the Convention in 2004 and is the sixth country to join it.