TITLE:
A Study on the Gameplay and Cultural Survival Space of Fangqi a Chinese Folk Chess Art from the Perspective of Intangible Cultural Heritage
AUTHORS:
Shaolin Zhou, Xiaoming Ma
KEYWORDS:
Intangible Cultural Heritage, Fangqi, Survival Space
JOURNAL NAME:
Art and Design Review,
Vol.12 No.4,
November
18,
2024
ABSTRACT: Fangqi is one of the important chess games in Chinese folk chess culture, which bears the mission of people’s cultural life and communication, and enhances interpersonal interactions. Through methods such as literature review and field investigation, this paper conducts research and analysis on the gameplay principles and cultural survival space of Fangqi, a project listed in the intangible cultural heritage. It is found that there is a lack of young talents for Fangqi in China, and its original existence mode is difficult to maintain and spread, facing the risk of being lost in generations. It is only through the protection of intangible cultural heritage that Fangqi can continue to exist. Therefore, it is of great significance to explore the cultural survival space of Fangqi from the perspective of intangible cultural heritage protection.