Naxi epic joins State-level ICH list

Black and White War was listed as a State-level intangible cultural heritage in December 2013.

Black and White War is a long epic recorded in Dongba script describing a soul-stirring war between two tribes and various moving love stories. Black and White War, is referred to as a classic of Dongba literature.

Black and White War and three other items, including the folk song Guqi, folk house building skills of the Naxi ethnic group and Dongjing music of Lijiang, were added to the intangible cultural heritage list of Yunnan in May.

So far, there are 120 intangible cultural heritage items in Lijiang, including two State-level items, seven provincial-level items, 18 city-level items and 93 district-level items. There are also 96 inheritors of cultural heritage, one state-level inheritor, two province-level inheritors, 14 city-level inheritors and 80 district-level inheritors.