Zhusuan

Zhusuan
Zhusuan
	Chinese abacus
Chinese	珠算
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	zhūsuàn
IPA	[ʈʂú.swân]
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	zyu1 syun3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	chu-soàn

Zhusuan (Chinese: 珠算; literally: "bead calculation") is the knowledge and practices of arithmetic calculation through the suanpan or Chinese abacus. In the year 2013, it has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.^[1] While deciding on the inscription, the Intergovernmental Committee noted that "Zhusuan is considered by Chinese people as a cultural symbol of their identity as well as a practical tool; transmitted from generation to generation, it is a calculating technique adapted to multiple aspects of daily life, serving multiform socio-cultural functions and offering the world an alternative knowledge system."^[2] The movement to get Chinese Zhusuan inscribed in the list was spearheaded by Chinese Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Association.

^ "Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus". www.unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ "Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 8.COM 8.8". www.unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[1] "Chinese Zhusuan, knowledge and practices of mathematical calculation through the abacus". www.unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

[2] "Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 8.COM 8.8". www.unesco.org. UNESCO. Retrieved 29 November 2016.

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