Empowering Education, Perpetuating Music: Heritage Protection, Innovative Restoration and Cross-cultural Inheritance of Hakka Folk Songs in Jinggangshan
List of Authors
Norazlinda Mohamed Rosdi, Xuwen Hu
Keyword
Hakka folk songs, intangible cultural heritage, cross-cultural innovation, digital preservation, Jinggangshan
Abstract
Hakka folk songs, as a vital embodiment of China's intangible cultural heritage, encode the Hakka people's migratory history, cultural identity, and spiritual ethos. Through an educational lens, this study investigates preservation and innovation strategies via cross-cultural analysis, combining literature review, ethnographic fieldwork, and comparative case studies. We propose a "pedagogically-driven dynamic inheritance" model and a "co-educational symbiosis" framework. Key findings identify three challenges: Linguistic erosion disrupting oral pedagogy, Intergenerational transmission gaps in informal learning, Superficial media adaptation undermining cultural education. The study advances theoretical-practical pathways for transforming living heritage into sustainable educational resources in globalized societies.