“But the concept of cultural heritage is even wider than that, and has gradually grown to include all evidence of human creativity and expression: photographs, documents, books and manuscripts, and instruments, etc. either as individual objects or as collections.” Is very actuate in describing what is heritage and more specially in this case tangible heritage. My family has photographs of me wear traditional garments, religious books, cloths, etc that we have kept shows our heritage and culture and it is passed down and saved physically making it tangible . Another aspect of of culture is the intangibles things within our minds like food recipes its tangible when you eat it but once you eat it is only a memory and these memories and ways of life and mannerism is stored in the mind and the feelings that is created are experienced and cannot be passed down like an object. It is passed down my showing others the experience. Growing I experience holidays like lunar new years, qingming festival, dragon boat festival, etc that is special to my heritage and is a visual memory stored in my mind making it intangible. I can pass it down my showing it to others or orally trying to explain it. At the end of the article it states ” In an era of globalization, cultural heritage helps us to remember our cultural diversity, and its understanding develops mutual respect and renewed dialogue amongst different cultures.” In terms of persevering our heritage and passing it down I think it would be respectful to keep to the traditional so that it is not diluted. But again we can build new heritage on top of it that combines cultures in our age of globalization and this is normal as cultures always developed and got richer as time goes on. My parents were immigrants to this country and that is an unique experience and an example of an globalization that effects my families cultural heritage and my experience of the tangible and intangible. I won’t have the same experience here compared to if I lived in China of the culture and my perceptions of it would be different too, my taste of what is good food for example could be different. I went to temple a lot and that is sort of the cultural enclave that my families is part of but the surroundings culture and American culture (mix of everything) permeates to my experience so its very hard to fully pass down the heritage intangible or tangible. But going back to the quote I do think that the era of globalization does help us remembers our culture diversity. Since the era of globalization fosters a heightened appreciation for our cultural diversity as it exposes us to a rich tapestry of traditions and customs from around the world, prompting us to reflect and recognizing the unique aspects of our own heritage and value it more dearly.
I completely agree Steven! I like that you discussed how it is important that we honor our past heritage while continuing into the future to create new aspects of our culture and new traditions. Very interesting interpretation!
I agree with Steven, it is incredibly important to indulge in your heritage, especially intangible. Wearing traditional garments, eating traditional foods, participating in holidays, and going to events of your culture are what make your heritage live on, be passed on since you’re able to experience it, and creates memories.
I agree with you idea of mannerisms and feelings being a part of cultural heritage. I love the way you explained how intangible things can create experiences for you and that those memories will last forever.
Steven, I really like how you mentioned memories as an intangible part of cultural heritage. Although you’ve experienced cultural traditions, festivals and food you described them more as feelings and impressions on yourself. Have you or would you ever consider going to China and experiencing these traditions the way your parents did growing up?
I like how you spoke about how even if we may not have the same experience as our parents immigrating to this country, it still is a major aspect of our own identity. I agree that even though you may not be born in the country that your parents are born it, it still has a major effect on the person you are today.