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ICH Materials 719
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Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges(4)
(4)Xian Gong Bridge
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Woman with a child
Kyrgyzstan
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Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges(3)
(3)Bridge in Shouning
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Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges(5)
(5)Bridge in Yangmei
China -
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges(1)
(1)Fei Yun Bridge
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Rituals and practices of worshipping sacred sites
Mongols believe that each mountain has its own life and deity. In order to worship and serve the deities they create sacred Ovoo (Pile of stones) on the top of the mountains. Sacred Mountain has its own sutras (writings) for reciting during rituals.
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A practice of Len dong in Phu Giay, Nam Dinh province
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A practice of Len dong ritual
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Viet Nam -
Traditional design and practices for building Chinese wooden arch bridges(2)
(2)QianCheng Bridge
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A practice of Len dong ritual
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Viet Nam -
Mongol Biyelgee, Mongolian traditional folk dance
Mongolian traditional folk dance “Bii Biyelgee” is an outstanding form among traditional performing arts of Mongolia, and unique and distinguished art expression which has embodied and originated from the nomadic living style of Mongols. Bii Biyelgee expresses the customs, traditions and spiritual practices through dancing elements, and its movements are typically confided to small space inside the Nomad’s dwelling-ger. Biyelgee is performed while half sitting or cross-legged sitting, coupled with fist and hand opening and waving, stiff and swift movements of chest and shoulders, shrugging and shaking them, crossing legs, steps and walks, as well as flexible body movements involved in prevalence. In doing so, biyelgee performers imitate the expressions of their lifestyle, household activities, courage, love, prides and livestock to the accompaniment of morin khuur, ikel khuur, tovshuur, tsuur, coupled with ethnic costumes.
Mongolia -
The Worship of Hùng Kings in Phú Thọ
Altar dedicated to Hùng Kings in Trẹo Village, Hùng Sơn Town, Lâm Thao District, 2011; Photo by Từ Thị Loan; © 2011 Vietnam Institute of Culture and Arts Studies
Viet Nam