Shaolin Kung Fu will be featured in a cultural event in Paris in May, the China News Service reported Monday.

　　Shaolin Kung Fu is a school of martial arts associated with the monks of the Shaolin Temple based in central China's Henan Province.

　　The event, held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will celebrate cultural diversity.

　　The cultural bureau of Zhengzhou City said the event would raise its global fame and perhaps help promote its bid to have Shaolin Kung Fu included on UNESCO's list of world intangible cultural heritage items.

　　In 2006, China's State Council (cabinet) published the first list of state-level intangible heritage items, including Shaolin Kung Fu.

　　Four items from China are already on the UNESCO list. They are the 500-year-old Kunqu Opera, known for its graceful movements and poetic lyrics; the 3,000-year-old guqin seven-string zither; the Twelve Mukams, a 12-part suite of ancient Uygur music, and Mongolian Pastoral Songs.

　　联合国教科文组织官员十六日赴中国登封嵩山少林寺考察，并对少林功夫赴巴黎参加“文化多样性活动周”提出了一些建议和指导。

　　据知，今年五月份，联合国教科文组织将在总部巴黎举办“文化多样性活动周”，来自世界各国的文化元素将参与其中，中国少林功夫应邀参加。

　　据介绍，二00八年，中国向联合国教科文组织提出《人类非物质文化遗产项目》申请共三十五项，少林功夫位列其中，能否入选世界级“非遗”名录，要等到联合国教科文组织今年九月在总部巴黎的最终表决。

　　这位官员表示，少林功夫此次应邀参加巴黎“文化多样性活动周”，在展示中国文化的同时，将进一步扩大少林功夫的国际知名度和影响力，对少林功夫入选世界级“非遗”名录具有积极作用。

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