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ICH Materials 6
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JAPAN: A diversity-focused approach to musical instrumentsAbstract: In this paper, the author discusses a diversity-focused approach to musical instruments, using Japanese traditional instruments as an example. In Japan, there are safeguarding systems in place to protect not only the performing arts and its performers, but also the techniques used for making musical instruments, instrument makers. . Simultaneously, there are many musical instruments of the same historical origin throughout Asia. Approaching the musical instruments in a new framework – one which includes the performers and instrument makers – adds new perspectives such as the natural environment, traditional knowledge, and methods for accommodating the conditions specified for each era. If we apply this perspective to Asian musical instruments, we may be able to discover new stories of diversity that connect musical instruments.Year2021NationJapan
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“Doing Good Deeds” and the Ong Chun Ceremony Shared in China and Malaysia: Centred on Community-Driven Joint Nomination PracticeBy applying an evidence-based approach, this paper seeks to share the case of the multinational inscription of Ong Chun Ceremony nominated by China and Malaysia through a fourfold “storyline” to sketch out how the joint action was initiated, developed, and finalized from the pre- to the post-nomination phases. It tries to provide a reflective narrative-interpretation of the community-driven nomination on vision, methodology, and pathway that helped to conceive targeted goals for sustainable effectiveness of joint safeguarding of ICH, including recent community interaction in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside a discussion on the way forward to synergistic cooperation across the East Asian sub-region.Year2021NationChina,Malaysia