Citizens, enterprises, institutions, social organizations, etc. may apply to the cultural administrative department of the administrative region where they are located for the representative project of intangible cultural heritage, and the accepted cultural administrative department will report it step by step.

the provincial cultural administrative department shall summarize and screen the items declared by the representative of intangible cultural heritage within its administrative area, and submit the declaration to the office of the inter-ministerial joint conference after being approved by the people's government at the same level. Units directly under the central government may directly file a declaration with the Office of the Inter-Ministerial Joint Conference.

the applicant must submit the following information: application report: a brief description of the project name, the applicant, the purpose and significance of the application; Project declaration: explain the history, present situation, value and endangered status of the declared project; Protection plan: explain the protection objectives, measures, steps and management mechanism in the next decade.

similar projects inherited from different regions and enjoyed by different communities and groups can be jointly declared; All parties to the joint declaration shall submit an agreement to agree to the joint declaration.

Intangible Cultural Heritage refers to various traditional cultural expressions handed down from generation to generation by people of all ethnic groups and regarded as part of their cultural heritage, as well as objects and places related to traditional cultural expressions.

Intangible cultural heritage is an important symbol of a country and a nation's historical and cultural achievements and an important part of excellent traditional culture. "Intangible cultural heritage" is relative to "material cultural heritage" and is collectively called "cultural heritage".

according to the definition of UNESCO's Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage, "intangible cultural heritage" refers to various social practices, concept expressions, forms of expression, knowledge, skills and related tools, objects, handicrafts and cultural sites that are regarded by various community groups and sometimes individuals as part of their cultural heritage.

this intangible cultural heritage has been handed down from generation to generation, and it has been constantly recreated in the adaptation of communities and groups to the surrounding environment and the interaction with nature and history, providing these communities and people with a continuous sense of identity, thus enhancing respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.