Ethnic people celebrate the Sanyuesan Festival, an intangible cultural heritage in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, March 30, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]

Intangible Cultural Heritage Law

Intangible Cultural Heritage Law came in to force in 2011.

The law aims to inherit and carry forward the brilliant traditional culture of the Chinese nation, and to promote the construction of socialist spiritual civilization and strengthen the protection and preservation of intangible cultural heritage (ICH).

It puts forward "two principles" in ICH protection. The protection should focus on the authenticity, completeness and inheritance; should help strengthen the recognition of Chinese cultures, maintain the country's unification and ethnic unity and promote social harmony and sustainable development.