难度：中等

时文类型：记叙文

时文话题：国家与文化

适合年级：高中二年级

12年前中国首次提出申请，今年太极拳成功被列入联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。

 

Tai chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art and an internationally popular form of exercise, has been added to the cultural heritage list of the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).

 

For more than 10 years (its initial application was rejected in 2008) China has been trying to have tai chi — also known as taijiquan — recognised officially by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录). At the time, judges told China it had applied for too many listings for tai chi to be considered for a place. China was told to reduce its applications from the 12 submitted, which included tai chi, Shaolin kung fu, Peking opera and acupuncture(针灸), Tencent News reported.

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