ANY bird of prey (猛禽) trained to hunt and kill small game (猎物)”- that’ s how Webster’ s Dictionary describes falcons (猎鹰), the birds used in the art of falconry (猎鹰训练术). It doesn’t mention the songs, the dances, the bond (纽带) between bird and master, or the traditions passed down through thousands of years of history. But, these are the things that put falconry on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.