Research and Education Activities in National Archaeological Park of China
Current studies on national heritage parks mainly focus on display and protection of cultural heritage,and seldom involve the education function these parks have.With the implementation of double reduction policy and promotion of skill-based education,research and education activities have been widely carried out in national heritage parks in China.However,studies and discussions about such activities are still rare.Based on the research and education activities carried out by 55 national heritage parks published by the authorities in four rounds,the author tries to categorize the activities based on activity type,target audience,designed theme and other factors.Moreover,based on the above discussions,the author further analyzes and concludes that to carry out research and education activities in the spe-cial environment of national heritage parks,there are following advantages:they can provide comprehensive,scenario-based,systemic and pleasant experience.Based on the guideline for comprehensive protection of national heritage parks as a whole,when a national heritage park carries out education activities,it may re-establish the scenes to the maximum extent to create immersion experience for the visitors.Different from the environment wherein traditional education is carried out,national heritage parks have their inherited advanced features for carrying out research and education activities.However,due to various parties are involved in the design of re-search and education activities in national heritage parks,these activities certainly will have a series of problems.When there is a lack of systemic feedback on the activities and inadequate supervision from local authorities,and different activities have their unique fea-tures,each national heritage park should put its top priority on the protection of the cultural heritage,attach importance to improving the quality of its research and education activities,and promote the participation of various parties.This study provides an overview of the research and education activities carried out in national heritage parks of China,reviews the problems in existing activities and proposes some solutions.It helps the parties carrying out research and education activities to improve the quality of their activities with clear targets.
National Archaeological Park of Chinaresearch and education activityarchaeological educationeducational function