Khmer traditional martial arts, or "Kun Lbokator", was among this year's 22 new inscriptions to Unesco's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (ICH), as announced at the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage, which was convened from Nov 28 to Dec 3 2022, in Rabat, Morocco.
Other 2022 inscriptions to the List include artisanal know-how and the culture of baguette bread from France; traditional tea processing techniques and associated social practices in China; Furyu-odori ritual dances from Japan; and practices of Holy Week in Guatemala.
