On May 24, Yo. Otgonbayar, Minister of Education, Culture and Science granted N.Oyuntegsh, Director of the State Historical Museum, and J. Saruulbuyan, Director of National Historical Museum of Mongolia, confirmation certificates announcing that UNESCO registered Mongolian cultural heritages in the list of intangible cultural heritage.

The list of UNESCO’s ‘Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritages’ included the Mongolian Tuuli (epic), the Tsuur (bagpipe) and the Mongolian folk dance–bielgee, an on the list of ‘Humankind Representing Intangible Cultural Heritage’ – the Mongolian traditional art of Morin khuur (national instrument) and the Mongolian people’s long song.

Mongolian folk dance bielgee now safeguarded

Having been registered on the world cultural heritages, it opens wide opportunity for Mongolia to publicize its traditional arts worldwide and be passed to later generations.

Mongolia’s Morin Khuur and Urtiin Duu (long song) were registered on the list of ‘Humankind Representing Intangible Cultural Heritage’ on April 11, 2008 and official certificates were granted.

Within the framework of State policy to safeguard and inherit national cultural heritages, Mongolian Khoomii (overtone singing) and the Mongolian Naadam Festival were submitted for nomination to the list of ‘Humankind Representing Intangible Cultural Heritage’ in 2009. This year, documents have been worked-out and submitted to UNESCO to nominate the Mongolian Gher, Mongolian Traditions of Contortion, Mongolian Calligraphy, Mongolian Jangar Epic, Mongolian Tsam religious dancing, Ovoo Worship Ceremony, Mongolian traditional games, Circular breathing of playing flute and pipe and National costumes in the list of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ that are in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.

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