A Comparison and Interpretation of the Concept of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Understanding of the concept of intangible cultural heritage is a theme attracting a lot of concern in academic circle.Based on the definitions in UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and the Interim Procured for Applying for the National Representative Works of Intangible Cultural Heritage issued by Chinese State Council,this article attempts to give a detailed interpretation of the primary meaning and localized transformation of intangible cultural heritage.On the basis of the analysis,the concept of intangible cultural heritage is introduced into Chinese context and a comparison is made in the present conceptual framework of the academic circle so as to make an exploration in realizing the validity of the intangible cultural heritage concept in Chinese context.