%0 Journal Article
%T Review and Prospect of the Inclusion of Chinese Abacus in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
%A Yu-Hui Lin
%J Chinese Studies
%P 239-257
%@ 2168-541X
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/chnstd.2022.114018
%X This study adopts the field survey method. The purpose of the research is
to track the changes of abacus culture and education in the past 12 years, and
focuses on the changes in the key three years before and after the inclusion of
the Chinese abacus in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity through the resolution by the ¡°United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization¡± (UNESCO) in 2013. Therefore, this study
is divided into two stages of time axis: the first stage is from 2013 to 2016,
namely the three years after Zhusuan was listed in the Representative List of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, in which the protection <span>and revitalization of Zhusuan were discussed
through field investigation, a</span><span> questionnaire prepared by the researcher, and in-depth interviews. The</span> second stage is from 2016 to 2019, in which the work reports of representatives
of various countries in these three years were interviewed through the network <span>to collect data and discuss the inheritance and
dissemination of Zhusuan culture. The research results show that, since 2019,
the cultural education of</span> ¡°Zhusuan¡ªknowledge and practices of
mathematical calculation through <span>the abacus¡±
has expanded from the Chinese cultural circle to non-Chinese</span> cultural
circles, and the cross-cultural education of Zhusuan and cultural and
educational industry cover five continents around the world. This not only
reflects the role played by the ¡°Belt and Road Initiative¡± in the
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, </span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">but</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">it </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">also makes the Chinese abacus part of a truly world-class Representative
List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. According to the research
results, the researcher puts forward three suggestions: 1) from a protection
project to education inheritance; 2) from folk customs to cultural
regeneration; 3) from the folk economy to social practice.
%K The Belt and Road Initiative
%K Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
%K Chinese Abacus
%K Cross-Cultural Education
%K Abacus
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=120760