A woman works on Kazak embroidery, one of this year's national intangible cultural heritage representatives. [Selik Nurdi Bayi/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Xinjiang has seen 15 more items listed into this year's national intangible cultural heritage representatives, of which six were enrolled for the first time on the list, the regional cultural and tourism authority said.

In " Guniangzhui", a sport among the Kazak ethnic group, males express affection towards females through this sport, one of this year's national intangible cultural heritage representatives. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism recently released the list of the fifth batch of national intangible cultural heritage representatives. There are 337 different items, selected from 943 nationwide.

The horse skin skiboard making technique, one of this year's national intangible cultural heritage representatives, is seen. [Provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The six new items from Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, fall into five different categories, from folk art and music to sports. For example, a tap dance from Tacheng prefecture is included.

Children learn Russian tap dance in Tacheng prefecture, one of this year's national intangible cultural heritage representatives. [Zhang Sujing/For chinadaily.com.cn]