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What can we do to protect folk art?

In order to protect folk art, we can do the following things:

1. government support: the government can protect folk art through legislation and policies and provide it with economic support and resources. The government can also set up special institutions or organizations to manage and protect folk art.

2, education and publicity: through education and publicity activities, improve public awareness and understanding of folk art ... Schools can incorporate folk art into the curriculum for students to learn and appreciate.

3. Cultural exchange and cooperation: promote cultural exchange and cooperation between different regions and countries, and make folk art more widely recognized and spread. This can be achieved through cultural festivals, art exhibitions and performances.

4. Cultivate a new generation of artists: encourage young people to learn and inherit folk art and cultivate a new generation of artists. Projects such as scholarships and training courses can be set up to provide opportunities and resources for talented young people.

5. Protecting traditional skills: Many folk arts are closely related to traditional skills, and protecting traditional skills is also a part of protecting folk arts. Traditional skills can be inherited and protected through the establishment of workshops and training programs.

6. Cultural tourism promotion: Incorporate folk art into cultural tourism promotion activities to attract more tourists and audiences. This will not only provide more opportunities for artists, but also bring benefits to the local economy.

The importance of folk art

1. Inheriting culture: Folk art is a unique form of cultural expression in a region or a country, which conveys the cultural information of nationality, region and history through artistic forms. They bear people's values, beliefs, traditions and lifestyles and are an important part of cultural heritage.

2. Protect diversity: Folk art shows the diversity among different regions and nationalities. Every place has its own unique folk art forms, including music, dance, painting, sculpture and so on. Protecting and inheriting folk art can maintain and promote the diversity of different regions and promote cultural exchange and understanding.

3. Promote social cohesion: Folk art is the cultural wealth of a community or a nation, and it can be an important link of social cohesion. By participating in and appreciating folk art activities, people can feel their sense of identity and belonging to each other and strengthen social cohesion and unity.