Research on the Digital Protection and Inheritance of Yao Nationality Costumes—Take the Yao Nationality in Liannan, Guangdong as an Example

Abstract

Digitization of Intangible Cultural Heritage is an important initiative for the sustainable development of Intangible Cultural Heritage protection and inheritance, and it is also particularly important for the intangible heritage of Yao costume. Yao costume is an important carrier of Yao culture and is known as the wordless history book of the nation and is an important part of China’s intangible cultural heritage. The digital protection and inheritance of Yao costumes benefit the conservation of resource integrity of Yao costumes, promote the economic redevelopment of Yao costumes, and expand new ways of inheritance of Yao costume culture. This article takes the Yao of Liannan, Guangdong as an example, investigates the local dilemmas faced in the protection and inheritance of the costumes through fieldwork, constructs strategies for the digital protection and inheritance of Yao costumes on the basis of existing digital technologies, and puts forward targeted suggestions in five aspects: data collection, storage and retrieval, exhibition and communication, dissemination and promotion, and innovative development.