Abstract
In this paper, the practice of mending porcelain in the Yellow River Delta, Shandong Province, is used as an illustration to discuss the conservation of traditional handicrafts from the standpoint of cultural tourism. The study focuses on the current issues with traditional handicraft conservation and makes suggestions for solutions that include cultural tourism as a means of preservation. The goals of this study's research include identifying the theoretical underpinnings of traditional handicraft conservation, reviewing prior research and identifying knowledge gaps, developing a qualitative survey to collect data, and using SPSS software to analyze the data. The study's findings indicate that cultural tourism can significantly contribute to the preservation of traditional handicrafts, with the porcelain-mending technique serving as a shining example. According to the study's findings, cultural tourism and traditional handicraft preservation can be combined to preserve cultural heritage in a sustainable manner.
Keywords
Traditional handicrafts, Cultural tourism, Conservation, Mending porcelain tech-nology, Yellow River Delta, Shandong Province, Sustainability, Heritage preservation
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How to cite this paper
Conservation of Traditional Handicrafts from the Perspective of Cultural Tourism—The Example of Mending Porcelain Technology in the Yellow River Delta, Shandong Province
How to cite this paper: Haoyang Zhang. (2023) Conservation of Traditional Handicrafts from the Perspective of Cultural Tourism—The Example of Mending Porcelain Technology in the Yellow River Delta, Shandong Province. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 7(8), 1529-1534.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.08.009