Investigation of the Current Status of Bee Therapy and Analysis of Community Transmission Characteristics from the Perspective of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Objective:Investigate the current development status and transmission characteristics of intangible cultural heritage projects in bee therapy,propose suggestions for cultivating representative projects,balanced management,and classified protection,and provide decision-making basis for the growth and development of the bee therapy community.Methods:The number of bee therapy intangible cultural heritage projects was counted using online search method,and the transmission characteristics of the bee therapy community were deeply explored through interview and question-naire survey methods.Results:There are only 17 bee therapy intangible cultural heritage projects at different levels,which is relatively small in quantity.However,the classification and protection characteristics are obvious,and the over-all development trend has been good in the past five years.There is a relatively high proportion of individuals in the group with no professional background or non-medical background,but there is also a significant proportion of medical professionals.In the classification of job nature in the field of bee therapy,the most common are bee therapy promotion,bee product production and operation,and beekeeping groups.Conclusion:The bee therapy community has three char-acteristics:civil organizations,knowledge organizations,and academic associations.The uniqueness of bee therapy can be relied upon to determine community boundaries,internal stratification,and group order.The two main identities and transmission characteristics in the bee therapy community are"cultivating and practicing medicine"and"continuing to learn and innovate".
Bee TherapyIntangible Cultural HeritageSocial CharacteristicsTransmission Characteristics