Principaux domaines de travail liés à la Convention:
The Foundation's work spans traditional medicine, wellness practices, cultural exchange, and technology integration, showcasing its capacity to provide advisory services to the Committee.
Health and Wellness-Oriented ICH Projects
WICHPDF integrates traditional health knowledge into modern frameworks through projects such as:
-Taiyi Exercise Prescription: Combines Taiyi Quan heritage with modern health management to create personalized wellness plans that promote physical and mental balance, and help prevent and manage chronic diseases through movement, meditation, and breathing exercises. Implemented in schools, communities, and health institutions.
-LifeWave Sound Therapy: Uses specific sound frequencies based on "Five-Tone Therapy" and "Qi Culture" heritage for non-contact resonance therapy to alleviate pain and enhance immunity. Provides global online health management through a healing soundwave platform. Sound waves have obtained multiple copyrights in the United States and China
-Smart Acupuncture Device: Develops non-invasive smart devices based on acupuncture and meridian Qi therapy that use soundwave resonance to regulate meridians. These devices have: multiple U.S. patents (Patent No.: 10925806, 2021; D948735, 2022; 11786440, 2023), pending international patents, and registration with the U.S. FDA.
-Functional Water Research: Applies "LifeWave" and "Smart Acupuncture" soundwave technologies, based on Qi-water theory heritage, to restructure water molecules for enhanced cellular absorption and detoxification. Third-party testing confirmed low molecular aggregation and high permeability, benefiting nutrient uptake and overall immunity and health.
These projects illustrate a unique integration of ICH with science, public health, and SDGs—especially SDG 3 (Good Health) and SDG 6 (Water and Sanitation).
Public Events and International Recognition
The Foundation organizes and participates in high-profile events that foster cultural exchange and demonstrate ICH safeguarding:
- Participated at UN High-Level sessions, CSW68/CSW69, and other international organization events, contributing heritage-based insights to global policy dialogue.
- Participated in monthly public acupuncture sessions at the U.S. Capitol (2024–2025) in collaboration with the American Alliance of Acupuncture to promote recognition of ICH-based health practices.
- Represented at the 2026 UN Water Conference preparatory meeting (2025) and WHO Water and Health Working Group (2024), advocating for heritage-health-water integration.
- Participated in the Chinese New Year celebration at UN Headquarters (2025), hosted by the UN Book Club, spotlighting ICH’s cultural relevance.
Cross-Cultural and Regional Engagement
- The Foundation launched the Global Excellence Awards for honoring impactful and innovative ICH projects and practitioners. Awardees are invited to represent their traditions at UN events, fostering global cultural visibility and gender inclusion through ICH.
- Conducted field-studying projects like the Shaolin Martial Arts ICH initiative and the Ancestor Worship Ceremony, enhancing expertise in transmission and documentation.
- Hosted exchanges with ICH experts from Africa and Asia.
- Launched the global ICH Protection Village in Yunnan, China as a permanent space for international cultural sharing.
Youth and Community Engagement
-Youth-focused activities include delegations to the International Martial Arts Championships where young representatives engage in cultural diplomacy and heritage learning.
- Long-term cooperation with the World Martial Arts Academy to promote Taijiquan globally.
- Hosting community workshops and public welfare events making ICH accessible and engaging for broader audiences.
Innovation and Policy Contributions
WICHPDF maintains a forward-looking approach by blending heritage with digital platforms, patent development, and educational collaboration. Through its advisory and project-based experience, the Foundation supports policy formation, education, and sustainable development, demonstrating its readiness to contribute to the UNESCO ICH Committee’s work.
Objectifs
Objectives of WICHPDF
1. Preservation and Awareness: Promote global understanding and appreciation of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) to safeguard vanishing cultural traditions through educational initiatives and collaborative efforts.
2. Cultural Integration: Encourage the exploration and adaptation of traditional cultural practices in contemporary society by fostering innovative forms of cultural expression.
3. Holistic Health Advocacy: Emphasize the importance of traditional healing arts. We aim to make holistic lifestyle approaches accessible and inclusive.
4. Knowledge Expansion: Bridge ancient wisdom with modern advancements by promoting the use of modern technology to share and advance knowledge of holistic health practices.
5. Global Community Building: Establish a network of individuals and organizations dedicated to preserving cultural heritage and promoting holistic well-being, fostering a supportive and interconnected global community.
Through these objectives, WICHPDF aspires to create a world where cultural heritage is celebrated, and holistic health is embraced as a natural way of life.
Coopération
WICHPDF prioritizes collaboration with communities, groups, and individual practitioners who create, practice, and transmit intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
The Foundation maintains long-term partnerships with recognized inheritors of traditional knowledge, including the network of apprentices trained by Master Xunhua Zhang, a 13th-generation Taiyi Master, and founder of WICHPDF. These practitioners actively support the Foundation’s safeguarding initiatives through teaching, demonstrations, research, and public outreach.
The Foundation collaborates closely with martial arts communities, traditional medicine practitioners, and cultural educators, hosting live-streamed public classes, youth heritage delegations, and community-based health projects, including free Taiyi wellness workshops and soundwave healing sessions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
WICHPDF worked with schools, communities, and local governments to integrate Taiyi-based exercise and traditional health programs into curricula and public health outreach. It also cooperated with the Zhengzhou Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection and Cultural Tourism Integration Development Center, directed by Li Guiling, to facilitate community-led exhibitions and workshops.
In 2023, WICHPDF was granted Special Consultative Status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) as an officially recognized non-governmental organization. With this recognition, the Foundation can participate in international meetings, events, and conferences convened under the auspices of United Nations agencies and programs. WICHPDF supports cross-cultural collaboration by inviting ICH representatives to global events, such as the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68/CSW69), participation in High-Level sessions at UN headquarter in NYC, Vienna, and Geneva and the International Chinese Martial Arts Championships. It also engages with Asian, European and African ICH leaders through dialogue and joint safeguarding initiatives.
Through these activities, WICHPDF ensures that communities and tradition bearers are not only beneficiaries but also central participants in safeguarding, transmission, and innovation processes.
