Local Inheritance and Innovation of Chinese Acrobatic Technology: Take Wuhan's "Flying Trapeze" as a Case

Xin Dong

International Journal of Literature and Arts Studies, 2025, vol. 1, issue 1, 99-104

Abstract: This study uses Wuhan's "Flying trapeze" project as a case study to explore innovative pathways for China's 3,600-year-old acrobatic art in modern society. Facing challenges such as intangible cultural heritage preservation and aesthetic diversification, Wuhan acrobatics has achieved innovation in transmission models by transitioning from a family-apprentice system to formally organized troupes for institutionalized inheritance; it has deepened its cultural connotations by integrating Chu-style cultural elements (e.g., plum blossoms, phoenix totems) and local Wuhan cultural characteristics; and it has revolutionized artistic expression through narrative transformation, technological empowerment, and cross-disciplinary integration. Despite pressures from talent gaps and market demands, Wuhan acrobatics' systematic innovations demonstrate effective strategies for the contemporary development of traditional Chinese performing arts.

Keywords: intangible cultural heritage; inheritance and innovation; flying trapeze (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://pinnaclepubs.com/index.php/IJLAS/article/view/297/304 (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:dba:ijlasa:v:1:y:2025:i:1:p:99-104

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in International Journal of Literature and Arts Studies from Pinnacle Academic Press
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Joseph Clark ().