Unesco culture heritage honour for Singapore hawkers
Former AJA President, Contributor to AsiaN SINGAPORE: For India it is yoga, Thailand it is traditional massage, and South Korea it is kimjang, or the art of kimchi making and sharing. In the city-state’s case, the Unesco honour has to do with its hawker culture finding a place on the Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The 584 listed items of 131 countries included Indonesia’s batik making, Malaysia’s dongdang Sayang and tugging ritual and games of Cambodia, Philippines and Vietnam as well as whistled language of Turkey, tahbeeb stick game of Egypt and Couscou recipes and tradit...
Source: theasian.asia