Chinese traditions

An editorial selection for comparing processes, events, and lives. The interval and counts describe selected records, not the historical boundaries or importance of the subject.

Canonical records: 64
Events: 35
People: 2
Processes and periods: 27

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Topics represented

Religion (61) · Chinese traditions (61) · Daoist traditions (19) · Confucian traditions (11) · Temples and heritage (9) · Popular religion (8) · Religion and the state (8) · Texts and transmission (6) · Religious interactions (5) · Ritual and the state (5) · Education and examinations (4) · Law & constitutions (3)

View distribution by region and period

Canonical records by regional label and start date. These are numerical analysis bins, not universal historical periods. A multi-region record appears in multiple rows; do not add rows as a unique-record total.
Region	3000–1 BCE	1–1499	1500–1799	1800–1899	1900–1999	Since 2000
Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0
Americas	0	0	0	1	0	0
Asia	13	22	3	3	12	9
Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oceania	0	0	0	0	0	0
Global / no specific region	0	0	0	2	0	5

Records and sources

Ordered by start date. Long lives and processes may begin before the period you want to study.

2020
Ong Chun/Wangchuan inscribed
UNESCO inscribed a ceremony shared by China and Malaysia, connecting Ong Yah worship, memories of seafaring ancestors and Minnan communities in Xiamen, Quanzhou and Melaka.
2024
Qiang New Year on Representative List
The Qiang element from Sichuan moved from the Urgent Safeguarding List to the Representative List. Its recognition concerns a specific non-Han tradition with its own community history.
2024
Spring Festival inscribed
UNESCO inscribed traditional New Year practices including family reunions and offerings to heaven, earth and ancestors. Recognition of continuity and transmission does not imply identical practices in every community.
2025
ICH periodic reporting
UNESCO records the state report submitted in 2024 and examined in 2025. It documents contemporary heritage administration rather than directly measuring religiosity or community vitality.