China | Culture in Crisis

Preservation of Tibetan Bonpo Manuscripts in Amdo (Qinghai and Gansu Provinces, PRC)

Compared to Tibetan Buddhism, Bon is still a niche topic of study that is emerging to the attention of an increasing number of scholars. Ngakpa (ritual experts) normally live …

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HEAT - Heritage and Threat

Today’s world contains a host of phenomena and situations endangering objects, sites and practices deemed “heritage” by stakeholders. Yet there is still a dearth of systematic…

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Conservation of Archeological Objects from the Mid-16th-Century Nan'ao Shipwreck in Guangdong Provincial Museum

This project includes analysis, desalination, cleaning, and conservation of several objects for preservation and display.

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Documenting Henan Oirat

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide to for the linguistic documentation of endangered language and knowledge. Grantees create mult…

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Caijia: Cross-dialectal Documentation of A Highly Endangered Language in Guizhou Province of China

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide to for the linguistic documentation of endangered language and knowledge. Grantees create mult…

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Documentation of the Cosao and Labe Languages Related to Wild Mushrooms with Traditional Biological and Ecological Knowledge in Yunnan, China

The Endangered Language Documentation Programme (ELDP) provides grants worldwide to for the linguistic documentation of endangered language and knowledge. Grantees create mult…

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Projects in China

Preservation of Tibetan Bonpo Manuscripts in Amdo (Qinghai and Gansu Provinces, PRC)

HEAT - Heritage and Threat

Conservation of Archeological Objects from the Mid-16th-Century Nan'ao Shipwreck in Guangdong Provincial Museum

Documenting Henan Oirat

Caijia: Cross-dialectal Documentation of A Highly Endangered Language in Guizhou Province of China

Documentation of the Cosao and Labe Languages Related to Wild Mushrooms with Traditional Biological and Ecological Knowledge in Yunnan, China

Ersu and Xumi: Comparative and Cross-Varietal Documentation of Highly Endangered Languages of South-West China

Linguistic and cultural documentation of urgently endangered Sadu language in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, China

Documentation of two Gelao varieties: Zou Lei and A Hou, Southwest China