Study on Living Inheritance of Manchu Banjin Festival “Mangshi Dance” (ICH) from Flow Theory Perspective

Abstract

With the in-depth advancement of the protection of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), the living inheritance of traditional music and dance has become a crucial issue. This study takes the Manchu “Mangshi Dance” in the Banjin Festival as the research object and introduces the flow theory to explore its inheritance mechanism. The research finds that the inheritance of “Mangshi Dance” is faced with problems such as insufficient participation of participants and weakened cultural identity. It is confirmed that the nine elements of flow experience are inherently compatible with the inheritance of ICH, and dimensions such as “challenge-skill balance”, “clear goals”, and “immediate feedback” can significantly improve the inheritance effect. The research shows that reconstructing ritual scenes, optimizing movement design, and strengthening interactive experience can effectively stimulate participants’ sense of immersion, enhance cultural identity and inheritance motivation. This study provides a new perspective for the living inheritance of ethnic festival music and dance, has enlightenment significance for improving the theoretical system of ICH protection, and its empirical model can be promoted to similar ICH projects.