Inheritance and Innovation of Pottery Sculpture Technique in Shiwan, China: A Grounded Study from Cultural Ecology

Liting Zhou (), Xiaomei Zou, Yongnan Huang, Yiyong Li, Luyao Guo and Junyu Fu
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Liting Zhou: School of Urban Culture, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Xiaomei Zou: School of Urban Culture, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Yongnan Huang: School of Educational Information Technology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Yiyong Li: School of Urban Culture, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Luyao Guo: School of Urban Culture, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Junyu Fu: School of International Business, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-20

Abstract: Ceramics play an important role in human daily life and production practice. Pottery sculpture technique is the core of ceramic making. However, the production process of traditional ceramics is accompanied by high pollution, which has a great impact on human health and the ecological environment. Rapid development of industrialization has exacerbated this consequence. As the “Pottery Capital of Southern China”, Foshan has been involved in environmental crises while relying on the ceramic industry to develop. Since the 21st century, Foshan has gradually successfully driven to upgrade the city from industrial to culture-led by carrying out positive innovations in Shiwan pottery sculpture technique. Therefore, based on the theoretical perspective of cultural ecology, this paper selects Shiwan pottery sculpture technique as the object, uses Python (Octopus Collector) to obtain data, and applies grounded theory to generate the ecological evolution model. This study discussed how the Shiwan pottery sculpture technique promotes the harmonious coexistence of human beings, industries, and cities in the new cultural ecological environment of the 21st century by exploring and clarifying the interaction and function of different elements in different stages of evolution. Finally, this study not only makes up for the current lack of research on Shiwan’s cultural ecology, but also provides meaningful reference for environmental reform in other industrialized cities.

Keywords: ecological innovation; social participation; environmental protection; grounded theory; Shiwan pottery sculpture technique (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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