Discussions between the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture, and the Myanmar Tea Association are in progress.

Myanmar’s tea culture will be inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, according to the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture.

Myanmar became a State Party to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2014. For an intangible cultural heritage element to be inscribed on the Representative List, it must first be included on the national list. It is also reported that the Myanmar Cultural Heritage Preservation Committee, the Myanmar Tea Association (MTA – Yangon and Mandalay), and experts from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture are currently discussing the title of the green tea culture heritage element to be submitted for inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List.

The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture and the Myanmar Tea Association (Yangon) are jointly completing the UNESCO-specified ICH-02 form to nominate Myanmar’s tea culture for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Myanmar Tea Association will also work to obtain the required consent letters and videos, as well as statement letters and videos.

The Myanmar Cultural Heritage Conservation Organization has designated green tea culture as the heritage element to be nominated for inscription on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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