Research on the Inheritance and Protection of Qiang Straw Plaiting Handicraft Technique

Abstract

The Qiang straw plaiting technique epitomizes the folk culture and wisdom of the Qiang people and embodies the creativity of the working people. It contains ethnic culture, ethnic spirit, exhibits strong regional characteristics and historical inheritance and showcases the pursuit of beauty by people as well. However, under the influence of rapid economic development, the impact of ethic culture is constantly being reduced. Qiang straw plaiting, as an intangible cultural heritage, lacks the ability to follow the change in public perception of beauty closely and to adapt to the diverse needs in terms of inheritance and protection. Because of this, Qiang straw plaiting element has disjointed from the market and social attention still needs to be enhanced. This paper conducts investigation and analysis based on current inheritance and protection works on the Qiang straw plaiting handicraft technique and aims to enhance and widen ways of inheritance and protection of Qiang straw plaiting through methods such as building a brand image, pushing the integration of culture and tourism, increasing market publicity efforts, enhancing innovative and creative research, building the “Internet + Qiang straw plaiting” protection mechanism, etc. This paper focuses on the difficulties that the technique is currently facing and takes the actual regional situation into consideration in order to push for the innovation of the traditional handicraft technique as well as its inheritance and protection. Research on the Inheritance and Protection of Qiang Straw Plaiting Handicraft TechniqueDownload