200 historic villages documented in China

Over 200 traditional villages in China with rich heritage have been documented to protect their historical and cultural legacy after a nationwide survey.
"More than 2,500 traditional villages had been included on a protection list since a nationwide survey started in June 2014. Over 200 of those villages have since been fully documented," chairman of the Chinese Folk Literature and Art Society Feng Jicai said.
The documentation of traditional villages includes 25 items of information under eight categories based on academic perspectives from anthropology, history, folklore and cultural heritage, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
"With recorded words and pictures, the intangible cultural heritage of these villages is officially identified," said Feng, who is also a writer, artist and calligrapher.

The survey brought together several organisations of domestic artists, photographers and writers as well as the ministries of housing and urban-rural development, culture and finance along with the state cultural relics bureau in 2012.