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China's abacus added to World's Intangible Cultural Heritage list

2013-12-06 09:05:50

(Xinhua)

 

Photo taken on May. 27, 2013 shows a collector's abacus collection, in southwest China's Chongqing. The traditional use of the abacus for calculating in China was newly added to the list of the World's Intangible Cultural Heritage, announced the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Dec. 4. (Xinhua/Zhou Hui)

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