Digital Preservation of Taishan Shadow Puppetry through Online Museum Design.

An online museum framework for Taishan shadow puppetry effectively addresses challenges of cultural transmission by integrating documentary preservation, interactive learning, and live engagement with inheritors. This approach goes beyond static archiving to foster participation, interpretation, and intergenerational attachment, as demonstrated through qualitative fieldwork in Tai’an, Shandong Province. The study identifies key issues—limited succession, declining audience engagement, cultural dilution, and constrained transmission pathways—and proposes a design that aligns with emotional design principles. This method ensures digital safeguarding supports dynamic heritage preservation while adapting to modern media habits.

(Ed.). (2026). Digital Preservation of Taishan Shadow Puppetry through Online Museum Design. https://doi.org/10.66669/cineforum.v66i3.1505