Nantong Sugar Painting Intangible Heritage is a traditional Chinese artist devoted to preserving the art of sugar painting, an intangible cultural heritage passed down through generations. Using hot, molten sugar, he pours and pulls fine lines onto a flat surface with fast, assured movements, forming animals, flowers, and symbolic figures in just seconds. Once the sugar cools and hardens, each piece is lifted onto a stick — fragile, golden, and fully edible. The process is both performance and c

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UNESCO heritage at sea 🌊 Join Tórik for a trip in a Faroese rowing boat — a living piece of culture, now recognised on UNESCO’s list of representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity. “For me, this is more than a boat. The Faroese rowing boat is heritage, strength, and community. From fishing villages to fierce rowing competitions, it’s proof that tradition still lives on in the North Atlantic,” says Tórik. Rooted in the Nordic clinker-built boat tradition with more than 2,000 years of