| Shiwan Town,Foshan,is famous for its "Shiwan Ceramics" culture and industry.After long-term economic development,the relevant subjects of Shiwan Ceramics Industry are also undergoing different changes.Their behavior in economic activities is affecting the future of Shiwan Ceramics.However,at present,the focus of domestic research on Shiwan Ceramics is still mainly on production technology,art and collection,historical changes and other issues.In recent years,some of them also involve the content of cultural industry and intangible cultural heritage protection.In addition to the study of intangible cultural heritage which is close to the connotation of folklore,most of the relevant studies explore Shiwan Ceramics from the perspective of Archaeology and art history,while the role of "folk" around Shiwan Ceramics is obviously missing.As the "folk" who manufacture and enjoy pottery,they have not become the main body in the study of Shiwan Ceramics.At the same time,due to the lack of "folk",these studies also lack the understanding and investigation of "field" with context.Therefore,based on the perspective of economic folklore,combined with the basic research methods of fieldwork and literature review,this paper studies Shiwan Ceramics,understands the evolution of economic folklore of Shiwan Ceramics,shows the regeneration process of economic folklore of Shiwan Ceramics,finds the role of economic folklore research in explaining social relations,and discusses the practical significance of studying economic folklore through Shiwan Ceramics.The first part of the paper focuses on the human and geographical environment of Shiwan,clears up the relevant concepts,and lays out the realistic and academic background for the following.The second part describes the formation and development of the economic folklore of Shiwan Ceramics,and shows the characterization of the modernity of Shiwan Ceramics "ceramic culture cluster" through people or fields.The third part is the construction or regeneration mechanism of the change law of regional economic folklore by summarizing the content of characterization.The final conclusion shows that in the process of the times,the change of social structure has obviously affected the birth,prosperity,decline and reorganization of Shiwan ceramic industry,and the rise and fall of the industry also reflects the power flow of the leading force of the ceramic industry,and the change of the concept of creation and consumption.Shiwan Ceramics has experienced thousands of years of changes,from the decline of the Republic of China to the revitalization of reform and opening up.Today,Shiwan Ceramics Industry has formed a pattern of social capital participation,government leadership,and free development of craftsmen.Individuals regain concreteness from the collective abstraction.The economic and folk customs content of Shiwan Ceramics will reflect the characteristics of the times in the main body of economic activities,and constantly adapt to the rapidly changing modern Shiwan Ceramics Industry. |