任何一部国际公约在本质上都是一整套法律条文。从这个角度讲,公约与其缔约国之间的关系可以从两个方面来看待:一方面,公约需要各缔约国履行承诺,遵守规则;另一方面,各缔约国只有从符合自身需求的角度运用好这些规则,才能够从中受益。同样的道理也适用于2003年通过的《保护非物质文化遗产公约》。关注和熟悉此《公约》的人都知道,这个非常年轻的《公约》在引发国际社会广泛关注方面,不输于以往文化领域通 Any international convention is essentially a set of legal provisions. From this perspective, the relationship between a convention and its contracting states can be viewed on two fronts: on the one hand, the convention requires the contracting states to fulfill their commitments and comply with the rules; on the other, each contracting state applies these rules only in the light of their own needs , Can benefit from it. The same applies to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage adopted in 2003. Anyone who is concerned about and familiar with this Convention knows that this very young Convention has not lost its way in the past in the field of culture in spite of the widespread concern of the international community