Vol. 21 No. 5 (2024): Volume 21, Number 5 – 2024
Original Article

Cultural Identity and Development of Shanxi Folklore Sports in the Context of Rural Tourism

Zhihui li
Department of Sports Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia.
Shamsulariffin Bin Samsudin
Department of Sports Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Noor Hamzani Farizan
The Faculty of Defence Fitness Academy, National Defence University of Malaysia.
Zulkhairi Azizi Zainal Abidin
Department of Nature Parks and Recrearion,Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Malaysia
Lei Zhang
Department of Physical Education, Lvliang University, Lvliang033000, China

Published 2024-10-31

Keywords

  • Rural Tourism; Shanxi Folklore Sports Culture; Identity; Development

Abstract

Shanxi folklore  sports culture is an important symbol of the traditional Shanxiculture. The development of folklore  sports culture must be driven by tourism, and the development of tourism needs to be based on folklore  culture. This article describes the historical origin and development overview of Shanxi folklore  sports culture, and taking Tianta Lion Dance and Stilt-walker as examples, analyzes the problems in the identification and development of Shanxi folklore  sports culture, and puts forward some targeted suggestions for reference.