Bamboo Weaving Art of Flower Bamboo Hat of Maonan Nationality in Guangxi: Community of Practice and the Invention of Tradition in the Process of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection

Abstract

The flower bamboo hat of the Maonan ethnic group in China is eye-catching for its exquisite technology and art of hand weaving, as well as its status as a token of love. The flower bamboo hat is the most outstanding artwork in the Chinese bamboo weaving hat category, showcasing the cultural and artistic characteristics of local ethnic minorities in Guangxi. The changes that occurred in Chinese society from 1949 to 2020 caused a crisis in the inheritance of the culture and art of the flower Bamboo hat. Throughout the history of modern Chinese handicraft development and social changes, the Maonan culture has carried out the invention of tradition on the flower bamboo hat in the inheritance process, and has gradually formed a flower bamboo hat practice community for skill inheritance. The Maonan ethnic group has revitalized its culture through various means, inheriting the technology and art of hand weaving of the flower bamboo hat.

This study is a qualitative research. The survey targets both key populations and the general population. The method of purposeful field research is adopted, and the tools used include basic investigation, observation, literature reading, network communication and so on

The purpose of this research is to inherit the traditional cultural skills of the flower bamboo hat of the Maonan ethnic group in China and develop the community of practice. And explore the relevant theories and methods of protecting and inheriting intangible cultural heritage, and propose some specific suggestions and reflections on the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage. By studying the culture of the Maonan ethnic group and the skills of flower bamboo hat, research showcases the actual situation of the inheritance of Chinese intangible cultural heritage from the perspective of ethnic minorities. At the same time, this research also provides theoretical exploration and inspiration for the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.

The research value of this research mainly has four aspects. 1. Other readers can have a new understanding of the development laws of modern Chinese society and Chinese intangible cultural heritage skills based on this research, especially the development of traditional cultural skills in the Maonan Flower Bamboo hat. 2. This research explains the special value of the Maonan Flower Bamboo hat from three dimensions: politics, culture, and economy. 3. This research focuses on the Maonan ethnic culture and the investment of traditional innovation in the flower bamboo hat after Reform and Opening-up (1978AD-2020AD). 4. This research has promoted the localization of the community of practice theory in the field of intangible cultural heritage craftsmanship in China.

This research investigates the inheritance practice of traditional cultural skills of the Maonan ethnic group, explores the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in China, and proposes some practical suggestions and theoretical support. Through field research data, this research has confirmed the role of the invention of tradition and community of practice in skill inheritance and cultural inheritance. At the same time, it provides reference and reference for the formulation and practical work of intangible cultural heritage technology policies. This research proposes specific suggestions such as collaborative learning for the intellectual cultural heritage skill group, which can help promote the practice of protecting and inheriting intellectual cultural heritage skills. The concept of this research uses the theory of the invention of tradition and community of practice to study the history, change, inheritance and practice of flower bamboo hat. Combining with the Chinese social background, it conducts research on Maonan Lebensraum, traditional cultural skills and other traditional cultural skills, and obtains the inheritance and development of traditional cultural skills of China's intelligent cultural heritage.

In summary, the period from 1949 to 2020 was a period of rapid development in Chinese society, and social changes caused a crisis in the inheritance of traditional cultural skills of the Maonan ethnic group. In the inheritance of skills, group learning practice groups replaced traditional individual learning, saving the handmade weaving techniques of the flower Bamboo hat. At the same time, the invention of tradition was conducted on the culture of the Maonan ethnic group. The invention of traditional innovation of the Maonan ethnic group has not fundamentally changed the traditional flower bamboo hat and Maonan culture, but still maintains the spiritual core of the traditional flower bamboo hat and Maonan culture.

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