Tea related customs have been widely spread throughout China, and play an important role in the sustainable development of society. The “Traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China” was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022.
Shadow Puppetry is a kind of performing arts. It uses music and operatic singing to accompany silhouettes figures. Shadow puppetry could be perceived as the ancestor of both Chinese opera and modern film. Chinese shadow puppetry was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2011.