Nuad Thai Is Listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2019

UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2019
URL: https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01384




Description: Nuad Thai, traditional Thai massage, is regarded as part of the art and science of traditional Thai healthcare. As a non-medicinal remedy and manual therapy, it involves bodily manipulation to help rebalance the patient’s body, energy and structure to treat illnesses believed to be caused by the obstruction of energy flow along ‘sen’, lines crisscrossing the human body. Nuad Thai has its roots in self-care in Thai peasant society of the past; over time, these experiences have been passed down over the generations, evolving into a formal system of knowledge.
Country(ies): Thailand