中國木版年畫欲申世界非遺

China will apply for UNESCO intangible cultural heritage (ICH) status for wood engraving paintings.

我國將申請將木版年畫列入聯合國教科文組織非物質文化遺產名錄。

Respected folk artists from more than 10 places that developed the art form signed their names in support of the application.

來自10餘處木版年畫產地的德高望重的民間藝術家已簽名支持申非遺。

At a forum in Weifang, Shangdong province, wood engraving artists from Taohuawu, Suzhou; Yangliuqing, Tianjin; Weifang, Shandong; and Mianzhu, Sichuan discussed wood engraving pictures' present and future with experts and scholars from the Art Academy of Tsinghua University and the Chinese Arts and Crafts Institute.

在山東省濰坊市舉辦的一次論壇上，來自蘇州桃花塢、天津楊柳青、山東濰坊以及四川綿竹的木版年畫藝術家，與清華大學藝術學院和中國工藝美術學院的專家、學者一起，討論了木版年畫的現狀和未來。

The application was initiated in November 2011 by Feng Jicai, a famous Chinese writer and artist.

中國木版年畫申非遺是由著名作家、藝術家馮驥才於2011年11月倡議提出的。

Huo Qingyou, a wood engraving artist from Yangliuqing, Tianjin, sees wood engraving art as the "encyclopedia of Chinese culture," because it incorporates elements of history, society, fairy tales, religion, beliefs, ethics and literature.

天津楊柳青木版年畫藝術家霍慶有認爲，木版年畫是"中國文化的百科全書"，因爲它涵蓋歷史、社會、神話、宗教、信仰、倫理道德、文學等內容。

This application could help ensure that wood engraving pictures are passed down to future generations, and attract attention and gain support from home and abroad.

此次申非遺可以幫助確保木版年畫能傳給後人，並吸引國內外的關注和支持。

If the UNESCO application is successful, wood engraving pictures will follow opera, the Chinese zither, shadow plays, Chinese acupuncture, and the 24 solar terms to become China's latest intangible cultural heritage.

如果聯合國教科文組織非物質文化遺產申請通過，那麼木版年畫也將繼京劇、古箏、皮影戲、中國鍼灸和24節氣之後，成爲中國最新的非物質文化遺產。