Exploring Pathways for the Protection and Inheritance of Intangible Cultural Heritage:A Policy-driven and Cultural Self-Awareness Perspective
Intangible cultural heritage,serving as a testament to economic development,social changes,and cultural evolution,greatly benefits from systematic protection and effective transmission.Not only does this facilitate the integration of intangible heritage into cultural globalization,enhancing its awareness,but it also boosts the competitiveness of national cultures.Utilizing grounded theory and focusing on the leadership of government policies and the cultural awareness of the public,this study analyzes policies and interview materials related to the protection and transmission of intangible cultural heritage issued by the central government and various ministries up until November 2023.Through open coding,axial coding,selective coding,and tests of theoretical saturation,the study identifies 279 initial concepts,which are organized into 60 initial categories and 9 main categories.This forms a complete narrative centered on the"behavioral pathways for the protection and transmission of intangible heritage"and the"conscious pathways for the protection and transmission of intangible heritage."The research results reveal that the primary factors influencing the practical actions of protecting and transmitting intangible cultural heritage are top-level design,working mechanisms,organization and implementation,support systems,supervision,evaluation,and rewards and penalties.Additionally,the awareness of the heritage itself,cultural identity awareness,conceptual ideologies,and cultural self-awareness are the main factors enhancing the consciousness for heritage protection and transmission.The interaction among these factors ultimately forms a pathway for the protection and transmission of intangible cultural heritage that integrates both top-down and bottom-up approaches,harmonizing actions and consciousness.
intangible cultural heritage(ICH)pathways for protection and inheritancepolicy-drivencultural self-awarenessgrounded theory