福建，地處東南沿海，海峽西岸。早在5000年前就有閩越先民在此創造了曇石山文化，孕育了福建海洋文明。千百年來，閩越文化與中原文化相融相生，在歷史進程中不斷形成發展了閩南文化、客家文化、媽祖文化、朱子文化、船政文化、畬族文化等地域特色文化。

Fujian is located along the southeastern coast of China and on the western coast of the Taiwan Strait. The ancestors already created the Tanshishan Culture and incubated the marine civilization of Fujian 5000 years ago. Through the years, Minyue Culture and Central China culture have become merged and developed further into the current Minnan (South Fujian) culture, Hakka culture, Mazu culture, Zhuzi culture, shipbuilding culture, She culture and other specialty local cultures.

福建文化底蘊深厚，文化資源豐富，多元文化交融，擁有眾多物質文化遺產。目前，全省擁有武夷山、福建土樓、鼓浪嶼3處世界文化遺產，海上絲綢之路、三坊七巷、木拱廊橋、閩南紅磚建筑等4個項目列入《中國世界文化遺產預備名錄》。擁有全國重點文物保護單位137處，國家級和省級歷史文化名城各4座，共有省級以上歷史文化名鎮、名村163個，中國傳統村落229個。

Fujian has a profound cultural background and rich cultural resources. Diversified cultures have become merged and many tangible cultural heritages have been created here, including 3 world cultural heritages, i.e. Wuyi Mountain, Fujian Earthen Building and Gulang Island. There are also 4 projects which are included in the World Heritage tentative list in China, including Maritime Silk Road, Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, Wooden Canopied Bridge and Red Brick Buildings of South Fujian. Fujian also has 137 key national protected units of cultural relics, 4 national and provincial famous cities of history and culture, 163 provincial and higher-level famous towns and villages of history and culture and 229 traditional Chinese villages.

福建現有國家級非物質文化遺產代表性項目130項。有7個項目入選聯合國教科文組織的世界非物質文化遺產名錄，其中南音、媽祖信俗、中國剪紙（漳浦、柘榮）、中國木結構傳統建筑營造技藝（閩南民居營造技藝）入選《人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄》，木拱廊橋營造技藝、水密隔艙福船制造技藝入選《急需保護的人類非物質文化遺產名錄》，福建木偶戲傳承人培養計劃入選《非物質文化遺產優秀實踐名冊》，是我國在國際非遺保護三個系列中均有入選項目的唯一省份。福建的雕刻聞名中外，德化瓷塑、廈門漆線雕、福州脫胎漆器和軟木畫久負盛名，剪紙、彩扎、藤藝、刺繡和燈彩在全國有一定的影響力。福建自古書畫名家輩出，繪畫形式多樣，有漆畫、永春紙織畫、漳州木版年畫、詔安書畫、尤溪戲文壁畫等。

Fujian currently has 130 representative projects of national intangible cultural heritages and 7 projects included in the UNESCO'S Catalogue of the World Cultural Heritages' Names of China. Nanyin, Mazu Faith, Chinese Paper Cutting (Zhangpu, Zherong) and Building Techniques of Chinese Traditional Wooden Architectures (building techniques of civilian houses of South Fujian) are included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Building Techniques of Wooden Canopied Bridges and Building Techniques of Vessel of Luck with Watertight Bays are included in the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Requiring Urgent Protection. Fujian Puppet Play Successor Development Program is included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Register of Best Safeguarding Practices. As a result, Fujian is the only province with projects included in all the three series of international intangible cultural heritage protection. Fujian is world-famous for its carving and engraving techniques, particularly Dehua Porcelain Statue, Xiamen Lacquer Thread Sculpture, Fuzhou Bodiless Lacquerware and Cork Picture. Meanwhile, Fujian's paper cutting, Caizha, caneware, embroidery and ornamental lamp are also famous across China. Fujian is home to numerous famous masters of calligraphy and painting in history. Diversified forms of paintings have been created here, including lacquer painting, Yongchun paper woven painting, Zhangzhou New Year woodcut, Zhao'an calligraphic painting, Youxi wall painting of opera text, etc.

福建是傳統戲曲大省，現存梨園戲、莆仙戲、閩劇、高甲戲、歌仔戲等18個本土劇種和京劇、越劇等5個跨省劇種，還有提線木偶戲、布袋戲等5種木偶戲類型，形態多樣，歷史悠久，在全國居重要地位，一批優秀劇目在國內外重要文化活動中屢獲殊榮。

Fujian is a big province of traditional operas which include 18 local operas like Liyuan Opera, Puxian Opera, Min Opera, Gaojia Opera and Gezai Opera and 5 non-local operas like Peking Opera and Yue Opera. There are also 5 forms of puppet play, including thread-operated puppet play and glove-operated puppet play. Some of its excellent plays have received honors repeatedly in major domestic and international cultural events.

當前，福建文化緊緊圍繞海上絲綢之路核心區建設，不斷提升文化創新力、競爭力和軟實力，著力推進“文化強省”建設目標，為“再上新臺階，建設新福建”提供強大的精神動力和文化支撐。

Capitalizing on its status as a core region of the Maritime Silk Road, Fujian is trying to enhance its creativity, competitiveness and soft power in the cultural industry and develop itself into a "powerful province of culture" with an aim to provide significant spiritual driving forces and cultural supports to its goal of "setting a new milestone and developing a new Fujian".

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