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Strategies for Sustainable Protection of Traditional Opera Intangible Cultural Heritage from the Perspective of Rural Revitalization: The Example of the Ningbo Opera in China

Mengshan LiNingbo Open University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

The traditional opera intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is closely related to rural revitalization. Traditional opera’s intangible cultural heritage needs to be protected in a sustainable manner from the perspective of rural revitalization, and this need comes from both national policy and social and economic growth. With Ningbo Opera chosen as a particular case to be investigated, the research focuses on the sustainable protection of traditional opera ICH from the perspective of rural revitalization. The Ningbo Opera’s inheritance situation was also looked into, including the enrollment of students, the number of ICH inheritors, the amount of funding provided by the government to carry out inheritance activities, and the methods of inheritance in four different areas. To analyze and summarize the inherited situation of Ningbo Opera using the method of data analysis, the information on these scenarios was gathered and organized. Using surveys analysis, to look into the villages’ situation of sustainably protect Ningbo Opera, the best techniques to look for these factors are suggested. The article is studied in order to investigate the most efficient and sustainable strategies to protect traditional opera ICH and to contribute favorably to the sustainable protection of ICH from the perspective of rural revitalization.

Keywords: rural revitalization; traditional opera; intangible cultural heritage (ICH); sustainable protection; Ningbo Opera
Published: November 20, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/15/20230852
Volume: CHR Vol.15
pp. 269-276
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