The 15th Five-Year Plan for the Protection and Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage has been introduced, emphasizing systematic protection

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently issued the "15th FiveYear Plan for the Protection and Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage," which clarifies the overall requirements, key tasks, and safeguard measures for the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage during the 15th FiveYear Plan period. Its core direction is to promote systematic protection and to better integrate intangible cultural heritage into modern life and meet the public's living needs. The plan proposes that by 2030, a new pattern for the systematic protection of intangible cultural heritage will initially take shape, relevant institutional and mechanism frameworks will be further improved, and public awareness of the concept of intangible cultural heritage protection will continue to rise. At the same time, the integration of intangible cultural heritage with modern life will be further expanded, more inheritance and experience scenarios are expected to emerge, and the role of intangible cultural heritage in serving highquality development and major national strategies will become more prominent. Regarding specific work, the plan lays out arrangements in six areas: improving the project protection system, strengthening the cultivation of inheritors, integrating into the broader framework for the protection of cultural heritage, expanding application scenarios in daily life, enhancing the level of digitalintelligent protection, and strengthening communication influence. It also makes arrangements for special tasks such as surveys, database development, building inheritor teams, and the management and application of resources.