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China offers subsidies for heirs to intangible cultural heritage items
Heirs to state-level intangible cultural heritage (ICH) items will receive an annual work allowance of 8,000 yuan (about 1,160 U.S. dollars) from the central government starting this year, the Ministry of Culture has announced.
The subsidy is intended to support folk arts, crafts and rituals, many of which are in danger of dying out as the number of those who know them dwindles.
The ministry has made public, so far, the names of 777 heirs to 1,028 ICHs labeled state-level, accord …
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