Manchu Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Research Based on Digital Multimedia Technology

Abstract

This paper expounds the current situation of Manchu intangible cultural heritage and the necessity to protect it by using the technology of multimedia. The details of Collecting, collating and making digital process of Manchu intangible cultural heritage by using multimedia technology are introduced in this thesis. The instrument, software use, sorting and classification of data types are also discussed here. Manchu is the third largest ethnic group in China which is second only to Zhuang nationality and the Hui minority . In the long history, Manchu people have created rich and colorful national culture which plays an important role in Chinese traditional culture. The convention following common practice describes intangible cultural heritage in the form of a list, as oral traditions and expressions- such as eoics, tales, and stories, performing arts—including music, song, dance, puppetry and theatre, social practices, ritauls and festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and universe- for example, folk medicine and folk astronomy, and traditional craftsmanship, as well as the sites and spaces in which culturally significant activities and events occur. A more generative, categorical definition is somewhat illusive. It is the culture people practise in their daily lives. But the impact of the modern civilization and the national culture in the process of continuous integration, Manchu cultural survival environment worsening. Manchu is one of the 56 ethnic groups in China. It mainly lives in the northeast of china. Affected by some natural and social factors, the inheritance and development of Manchu culture has gradually declined. In recent years, our consciousness of protecting national culture is enhanced because it is highly valued by the government. Manchu have had two items proclaimed 'Masterpieces of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity' by UNESCO and seven items proclaimed as Intangible Cultural Heritage by China. These Intangible Cultural Heritage includes oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, ritauls and festive events, ect. Manchu's intangible cultural heritage is closely related to people's way of work and life. However, with the acceleration of globalization and modernization, dramatic changes have taken place in China's cultural ecology: intangible cultural heritage is confronted with great challenges and a lot of orally and behaviorally transmitted cultural heritage disappear one after another; a great deal of traditional craftsmanship is on the verge of extinction; a large number of precious objects and materials of historical and cultural values are destroyed, deserted or lost in foreign countries; arbitrary misuse and excessive exploitation of intangible cultural heritage occur from time to time. Therefore, the protection of intangible cultural heritage brooks no delay.