Evolution and Development Strategy of Meihua Quan Inheritance from the Perspective of Identity

Through field investigation and interviews on provinces of Hebei, Shandong and Henan in China, which are the representative inheritance of Meihua Quan, the issue of identity in the inheritance of Meihua Quan is analyzed, combined with the methods of literature review, comparative analysis and oral history.It holds that Meihua Quan, rooted in the traditional culture of our country, has formed a stable identity. However, there are some new phenomena of evolution in the contemporary society.The main manifestations are as follows:participants is more and more from acquaintance to strangers; the maintenance mechanism is dominated by individuals and filled by associations; the behavioral intention is from the maintenance of human feelings to the interest tendency; the normative model from strict requirement to the appearance of the free character; and the mode of belief from traditional authority to reason.It is believed that the change of the identity pattern of the inheritance of Meihua Quan is affected by three aspects:the subtle influence of social development such as science and technology, culture and economy; the external guidance of competitive sports, school education and national policy guidelines; and the reduction of practice population as well as the inherent restriction of shaken value.It is suggested that the development of the times and treat traditional innovation correctly; it should be clarified that the essential should be attributed and the collectivism function should be maintained; the spiritual power should be enhanced and the traditional culture should be continued and protected; and the support of all classes of society and the right guidance of national policies should be relied on.