Construction of Local Knowledge and Expression of Valuesof Qingdao Folk Legends
Folk legends are the colloquial expressions and daily presentations of local culture that circulate among the people.Folk stories often exist through oral transmission,and are frequently passed down collectively by residents of a particular region.Oral tradition preserves the vividness and humour characteristic of folk legends,but it also exhibits great diversity due to the storytelling style and folk knowledge of the transmitters.Qingdao's intangible cultural heritage contains numerous lively folk legends,which are an important component of the local knowledge system and convey the values and emotional pursuits of its residents.The rescue excavation and protection of folk stories through oral history can promote the active inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.
folk legendsagricultural culturesocial civilizationoral history