If recognition is achieved, thanakha will become Myanmar’s second intangible cultural heritage to be recognized by UNESCO, after its traditional water festival of Thingyan was added last December.

But it was a far from smooth process. “Myanmar’s experience with the West in the past had left them apprehensive,” said Adriana Proser, John H. Foster senior curator for traditional Asian art at Asia ...

Myanmar's traditional national sport, Chinlone (caneball), with a history spanning over 1,500 years, remains a vital part of ...

Foster Senior Curator for Traditional Asian Art at Asia Society, to find out how this exhibition came to fruition. In 2012, what inspired the Asia Society Museum to consider doing an exhibition that ...

YANGON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's traditional national sport, Chinlone (caneball), will be submitted for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) intangible ...

If recognition is achieved, thanakha will become Myanmar’s second intangible cultural heritage to be recognized by UNESCO, after its traditional water festival of Thingyan was added last December.

"More than just a game, Chinlone is an art form that blends movement with traditional music, creating a unique performance of skill and rhythm," said Win Tint, Vice President of the Myanmar ...

to showcase thanakha as a symbol of Myanmar society by competing in traditional songs and dances. Outside the performance area, about a dozen stalls sold bunches of chopped thanakha wood and cosmetics ...