On November 26, 2005, the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival of Korea was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival in Korea is a festival that is celebr

On November 26, 2005, the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival of Korea was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival in Korea is a festival that is celebrated on the day of Some feelings and revelations

1. "Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival" is Korea's own folklore festival

Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival, although there is a coincidence with the Dragon Boat Festival of our country in terms of time, and may be the earliest from our country to spread the past, but from the analysis of the rituals practiced at the moment, we can think that it is really a festival that belongs to the people of Gangneung, Korea. Although it may have coincided in time with the Dragon Boat Festival in China and may have been spread from China in the earliest days, it can be concluded from the analysis of the rituals performed so far that it really belongs to the people of Gangneung in South Korea: the rituals are dedicated to the mythological figures in their beliefs, and the rituals performed are distinctly characteristic of the Gangneung area, especially the fun and games, which express the culture that has been passed down from generation to generation. The enthusiasm of the people at the scene of the "chaotic scene" also proves that this activity meets their spiritual and psychological needs.

2. The Jiangling Dragon Boat Festival has evolved over the course of its history in accordance with the needs of the people

This evolution has been slow in the primary ecology, for example, in the rituals of witchcraft, in which the rituals of entertaining the gods, which are far away from the core meaning, have gradually been supplemented by the people's self-indulgence; but it has mainly been manifested in the secondary ecology and the re-cyclical ecology - these links themselves contain more subtle elements of the culture that have been passed on from generation to generation. But mainly in the sub-ecological and re-ecological segments-which themselves contain more variable substrates. The most open-ended of these activities are the fun and games. The reason why the whole ritual activity can be inherited for a long time and become more and more prosperous is closely related to the fact that this kind of entertainment is constantly promoted and innovated, which is loved and paid attention to by the public. People take this as an opportunity to actively introduce relevant cultural factors from home and abroad with the characteristics of the new era, and in the recognition of new values to promote the harmony of the people, thus realizing the natural transformation and innovation of tradition.

3. Effective management by the government is the institutional guarantee for the protection and inheritance of traditional culture

In any country (nation), the government has to intervene in the management of folklore in one way or another. This kind of management, due to the combination of power with the government, has a strong influence; and due to the influence of power, there are positive and negative points, it shows the effective and negative direction. In practice, the effective management of the government is actually the institutional guarantee for the protection and transmission of traditional culture. In this regard, the Korean government has provided us with a successful example.

The Korean government's attention is also shown in the officials have a clear understanding of the importance of traditional culture. In the "Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival - International Folklore Tourism Festival", the Korean branch of the Asian Folklore Society held an international symposium on the theme of "Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage". The Korean branch of the Asia-Pacific Folklore Society held an international symposium on the theme of "Preservation of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The local officials of Gangneung, who are all the executives of the festival (the first offerers for various occasions), took the time to come to the symposium, wait in the banquet hall, and give speeches that are sincere and heartfelt, and take the initiative to communicate with the audience. They talked about multiculturalism, the enjoyment of cultural heritage by the people of the world, love of life, love of peace, and love of national culture, and made a serious and positive appeal for the application of the Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival as a World Cultural Heritage site. As a gift from the mayor, a CD-ROM was made of the entire Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival. In order to publicize the event widely, important publicity materials were provided with explanations in Korean, Japanese, English, and Chinese, and sufficient support staff in different languages were arranged at the places where visitors could experience the event to provide them with warm and considerate assistance. The meticulous consideration and arrangement fully reflect the importance that the government attaches to the event.

The whole ritual (Confucianism and Wicca) of holding the Dragon Boat Festival today is both an inheritance of the ancient social custom of the government and the people being one, and a great change in reality, conveying the shape of a region where the beliefs of the leadership and the led **** exist in the form of the same body of peace.

4. The autonomous participation of the people is the main guarantee for the protection and inheritance of traditional culture

"Jiangling Dragon Boat Festival", although supported and emphasized by the government, is not a government-run activity, but is always y rooted in the people, and the spirit of the culture it contains is still inherited in the hearts and minds of modern people. The cultural spirit it embodies is still passed down in the hearts of modern people. Those traditional rituals and ceremonies, as well as the fun and games, are still part of people's real life, spirituality and beliefs. Therefore, people will consciously participate in them without any orders or requirements. In such rituals, the spirit and psychology of the people communicate between God and man, faith and reality, which not only integrates ancient traditions into today's life, but also makes today's life converge with ancient traditions, thus promoting the natural inheritance and evolution of traditions in the convergence and collision between the ancient and the modern, and the endless growth of traditions. On the contrary, if a folklore event loses the people's independent participation and the inheritance of spirit and faith, it will certainly wither and even perish.

5. The participation of folklore scholars is the intellectual guarantee for the preservation and inheritance of traditional culture

The preservation and inheritance of traditional culture, first of all, has a problem of correct identification and treatment, which requires specialized education and knowledge. Here, those scholars with a sense of responsibility assume an irreplaceable role. The most typical example is the discovery and inheritance of the "Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival", which was first discovered and enthusiastically followed by Mr. Im Dong-kwon, a former president of the Korean Folklore Society and a professor at Chung-Ang University, in the early 1960's. He later became an expert in folklore as well as an expert in the field of folklore, and was the first to discover and pass on the festival. Later, he proposed it to the government as an expert in folklore, and it was taken seriously. in 1967, the government listed it as National Key Cultural Property No. 13, thus giving this activity institutionalized protection, inheritance and innovation.

Nowadays, folklorists are actively involved in Korea's annual traditional events. For example, the contents to be displayed in each museum are fully informed by folklorists. During this conference, the exhibition hall of the Agricultural Museum, for example, was planned and organized by Prof. Kim Sun-bong of Chuo University, honorary president of the Asean Folklore Society, and Prof. Kim Kyung-nam of Chuo University, former secretary-general of the Asean Folklore Society. "The Gangneung Dragon Boat Festival Museum also features exhibits and objects from other Dragon Boat Festivals around the world, and is the brainchild of folklore scholars. The contents of the various experience sites, which can be experienced, not only reflect the tradition, but also meet the psychological needs of contemporary people, and are the crystallization of the wisdom of folklore scholars. This academic involvement has injected useful intellectual support for the protection of traditional culture and contributed to a positive and healthy development.

6. Keeping the "root" of tradition and actively discovering and developing new growth points are the key to the effective transmission of tradition

Any tradition that can be extended to the present day must have a new content adapted to the requirements of the times. Therefore, in order to make the effective inheritance of traditions, one must identify and maintain its "roots", and the other must constantly discover and develop new growth points, both of which are indispensable. Jiangling Dragon Boat Festival's successful experience, is to grasp these two joints.

Jiangling Dragon Boat Festival "root", is infused with the region's people's *** with the beliefs of those basic rituals. In the minds of the people of Jiangling, the soul and life of the festival is hidden in these "rituals". For this reason, regardless of changes in circumstances and times, they follow the original procedures religiously and strictly. This kind of understanding and observance strongly maintains and transmits the original vitality of the rituals. On this basis, they take the initiative to draw nourishment from the reality, open up new opportunities and keep pace with the times. Such as the Dragon Boat Festival fair so that they found "Jiangling people *** the same body rituals", to strengthen their collective sense of belonging; the sanctity of the activities to the participants to bring the sense of pride in the input; the richness of the activities, as well as travelers from all over the country and abroad to join the citizens of Jiangling full of a sense of honor. It can be seen that they are very good at opening up the growth points found one by one, and building a pathway for the effective grafting and introduction of related content. In this way, the possibility of sustainable development is transformed into a vivid reality. This should be an important revelation.

7. A thought-provoking topic

Korean folklore scholars have been seriously reflecting on the fact that the "Hapyeong Bridge Treading Game" has gone from the brink of extinction to recovery and development. They believe that the lessons to be learned are: many intangible cultures in the past disappeared into oblivion, and if there are intangible cultures that meet modern needs, they must be revived and reborn so that modern people can experience them in their true form; and it is important to explore whether there is inherited value in a culture, but it is important not to overlook the will to inherit a culture - "We can't force our children to do what we want," they said. "We cannot force our children and grandchildren to accept traditional values and life unconditionally, but they should be allowed to experience the past and be given the opportunity to (willingly) inherit it."

I thought such insights were cautionary. Shouldn't we also think seriously about the "will" of a people to inherit an intangible cultural heritage? The first thing we need to do is to find out if we can get the best out of our children and grandchildren, and if we can get the best out of our children and grandchildren. Do we have the sense that we must revitalize the intangible culture that is on the verge of extinction but still alive? ......