Research On The Cultural Ecology Of Five Elements In Five Cities From Chang’an(dunhuang)to Quanzhou

The cultural center of China has migrated eastward and southward from central plains to southeastern coastal areas,contributing to the spread of cultural events all the way.At present,because of the existence of the intangible cultural heritage elements that belong to important nodes(cities)on this “migration road”,the “footprints” of the long past days,together with the interaction between these cultural events and other factors in history,are capable of being clearly observed.Cultural ecology,a special relationship between different cultural events,has effected a profound influence on their formation,transmission,inheritance and development.Therefore,the research on the cultural ecology of intangible cultural heritage is conducive to the safeguarding of the latter as well.Theoretically,this thesis cites and adopts the concept,perspective and methodology of “Cultural Route” as the guideline.Practically,this thesis selects five nodes(cities)in “Chang’an(Dunhuang)-Quanzhou Route”,namely Xi’an,Dunhuang,Huai’an,Hangzhou and Quanzhou as the representative cities;meanwhile Xi’an wind and percussion ensemble,the Painted Sculpture Art in Dunhuang,Shifan Luogu in Chuzhou,Jiangnan Sizhu-Music and Quanzhou Nayin are introduced with a view to analyzing their cultural ecology,which is also the subject of the research.Furthermore,by means of studying the interaction between the cultural events and relevant factors(natural environment,politics,economy,transportation),the thesis is aimed at discussing the influence of cultural ecology that exerts on,and hopefully,exploring the role that “Cultural Route” plays in the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage.