Spatial Pattern of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Fenhe River Basin and Its Influencing Factors
An objective understanding of the distribution and influencing factors of intangible cultural heritage(intangible cul-tural heritage)is conducive to the inheritance and protection of intangible cultural heritage.Taking Fenhe River Basin as the research area,354 intangible cultural heritages were selected as the research object.Based on the perspective of geographical space,the spatial distribution pattern and influencing factors of intangible cultural heritages in Fenhe River Basin were dis-cussed by using the methods of geographic concentration index,kernel density estimation,nearest neighbor index and imbalance index.The results show that:(1)the structure of intangible cultural heritage types in Fenhe River Basin is not balanced,with traditional skills accounting for a large proportion,and traditional sports and folk arts being scarce projects;(2)the spatial dis-tribution of intangible cultural heritage in the Fenhe River Basin is condensed with the spatial distribution being uneven,and the aggregation presenting a dual-core structure,that is,all administrative regions of Taiyuan in the middle reaches of the Fen-he River and Houma,Quwo and Xinjiang in the lower reaches;(3)the spatial distribution pattern of intangible cultural heritage in Fenhe River Basin is the result of the combined effects of topography,hydrology,transportation,economy and population.The areas with high density of intangible cultural heritage often have the characteristics of low terrain,sufficient water source,convenient transportation and high economic level.
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