From Handicraft to Intangible Heritage: A Study on the Historical Change and Development of Batik Culture in Anshun

In the process of historical development, Anshun batik has experienced three development stages under different social and economic backgrounds, which are daily necessities in agricultural society, commercial handicrafts in the reform and development period, and Intangible Cultural Heritage technology in modern society. As a kind of traditional handicraft with strong practicability, even though it has the new identity of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Anshun batik, like other handicrafts, is also subject to the great impact of social changes and is facing the crisis of inheritance and development. Under the tide of Intangible Cultural Heritage protection, how to enhance the survivability of Anshun batik so that it can be integrated into contemporary life and better inherited and developed is the issue that this research attempts to explore.