UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritages in China (1) (9)

Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group

The item “Farmers’ dance of China’s Korean ethnic group” was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.

Gathering in fields or villages during community festivals, members of the Korean ethnic group in Jilin and other provinces in north-eastern China offer a traditional sacrifice to the God of the Land to pay homage to nature and pray for good fortune and a plentiful harvest.

As the product of accumulated labour and wisdom, the farmers’ dance remains an important expression of the cultural heritage of China’s Korean ethnic group.