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Identificazione di taxa batterici in reperti lignei di interesse archeologico
Get PDFSummary The microscopic and molecular techniques described in this study are aimed at understanding the degradation processes of the anatomical structure of submerged archaeological wood, correlating it to the degradation induced by bacteria. The SEM micrographs showed alterations of the wooden structure due to bacterial colonization, as well as the presence of pyrite framboids. The difficulty of extracting bacterial DNA from wooden fragments belonging to submerged finds is well-known, due to the presence of many inhibitors; this study describes some extraction and in vitro amplification protocols for wooden submerged finds. The results of the molecular investigations, based on the analysis of specific sequences of microbial genomic DNA enabled us to detect the presence of cellulolytic and ligninolytic bacteria, in addition to iron-oxidizing or sulfatereducing bacteria, otherwise undetectable by traditional in vitro culture methods.Riassunto Le tecniche microscopiche e molecolari impiegate nel presente studio sono finalizzate alla comprensione dei processi degradativi della struttura anatomica del legno archeologico sommerso correlandolo al degrado indotto da batteri. Le micrografie SEM evidenziano alterazioni della struttura lignea riconducibili a colonizzazione batterica, oltre la presenza di framboidi di pirite. La difficoltà di estrarre il DNA batterico dai frammenti lignei appartenenti a reperti sommersi è nota, a causa della presenza di molti inibitori; in questo studio sono riportati alcuni protocolli applicativi per manufatti lignei sommersi. I risultati delle indagini molecolari, basate sull’analisi di specifiche sequenze del DNA genomico microbico hanno permesso di rilevare la presenza di batteri cellulosolitici e ligninolitici, oltre a batteri ferro-ossidanti e solfato-riduttori, altrimentinon rilevabili con le tradizionali metodiche colturali.Résumé Le but des techniques microscopiques et moléculaires utilisées dans cette étude est la compréhension des processus de dégradation de la structure anatomique du bois archéologique submergé, en lien avec la dégradation provoquée par les bactéries.Les micrographies à balayage électronique font ressortir que les colonisations bactériennes provoquent des altérations de la structure du bois. On constate aussi la présence de framboïdes de pyrite. Il est bien connu qu’il est difficile d’extraire l’ADN bactérien des fragments de bois de vestiges archéologiques retrouvés sous l’eau, à cause de la présence de nombreux inhibiteurs ; cette étude ne mentionne que quelques-uns des protocoles appliqués aux pièces submergées en bois. Les résultats des études moléculaires fondées sur l’analyse de séquences spécifiques de l’ADN des gènes des bactéries ont permis de détecter la présence de bactéries cellulolytiques et ligninolytiques, mais aussi celle de bactéries ferro-oxydantes et sulfato-réductrices, dont la détection aurait été impossible avec les méthodes de culture traditionnelles.Zusammenfassung Die in dieser Studie angewandten mikroskopischen und molekularen Methoden zielen auf das Verständnis der Prozesse ab, die der Schädigung der anatomischen Struktur archäologischen, unter Wasser befindlichen Holzes zugrunde liegen, sowie deren Beziehung mit der Schadwirkung von Bakterien. Die SEM-Mikrographien zeigen Veränderungen der Holzstruktur, die auf die Kolonisierung mit Bakterien zurückzuführen sind, sowie das Vorhandensein von Pyrit-Framboiden. Die Schwierigkeit, aus Holzfragmenten von unter Wasser gelegenen Fundstücken die Bakterien-DNA zu extrahieren, ist bekannt, da zahlreiche Inhibitoren vorhanden sind. In dieser Studie sind einige Anwendungsprotokolle für unter Wasser liegende Manufakte abgedruckt. Die Ergebnisse der Molekularuntersuchungen durch Analyse von spezifischen Sequenzen des DNA-Genoms der Mikroben haben es gestattet, das Vorhandensein von Cellulose und Lignin abbauenden Bakterien sowie von eisenoxidierenden und Sulfat reduzierenden Bakterien nachzuweisen, die mit den herkömmlichen Kulturmethoden nicht erkannt werden können.Resumen Las técnicas microscópicas y moleculares empleadas en el presente estudio tienen como objetivo conocer los procesos de degradación de la estructura anatómica de la madera arqueológica sumergida comparándolos con el deterioro provocado por bacterias. Las micrografías SEM muestran alteraciones en la estructura lignaria atribuibles a colonización bacteriana, además de presentar framboides de pirita. Como es sabido, la presencia de muchos inhibidores dificulta la extracción del ADN bacteriano de los fragmentos lignarios pertenecientes a restos sumergidos. En este estudio se enuncian varios protocolos aplicables a materiales lignarios sumergidos. Los resultados de las investigaciones moleculares, fruto del análisis de secuencias específicasde ADN genómico microbiano, han permitido identificar la presencia de bacterias celulolíticas y ligninolíticas, además de bacterias ferroxidantes y reductoras de sulfato, que no se hubieran podido detectar con los métodos de cultivo tradicionales.简介 在这份研究中，显微镜技术和分子技术用于帮助理解浸水的考古出土木材，其解剖学结构的降解过程，并将由细菌引起的降解联系其中。SEM显微镜除显示黄铁矿微粒球的存在外，还会显示由于细菌增殖的造成的木质结构的改变。由于抑制剂的存在，从水浸木材中提取细菌DNA的难度是众所周知的；在这份研究中引述了一些关于浸水木制品的应用协议。基于微生物基因组DNA的特定序列，分子研究的结论显示其中不仅有铁氧化菌和硫酸盐还原菌的存在，还有纤维分解菌和木质素分解菌的存在，这在传统的培养法中是没有被发现的。Резюме Микроскопические и молекулярные методы, примененные в настоящем иссле-довании, нацелены на объяснение процессов разложения анатомического стро-ения археологической древесины, сопоставляя их с разложением, вызванным бактериями. На СЭМ-микрографиях показаны изменения структуры древесины, вызванные бактериальной колонизацией, а также наличие фрамбоидального пирита. Известны трудности, связанные с извлечением бактериального ДНК из фрагментов древесины, полученных из подводных объектов по причине присут-ствия многочисленных ингибиторов. В данном исследовании указаны несколь-ко протоколов, применимых к подводным деревянным изделиям. Результаты молекулярных исследований, основанных на анализе специфических после-довательностей геномной ДНК микробов, позволили выявить наличие целлю-лозолитических и лигнинолитических бактерий, а также железоокисляющих и сульфатредуцирующих бактерий, которые нельзя обнаружить при помощи традиционных методов разведения
Heritage Conservation and Urban Landscaping of Ancient Pan Pool Neighborhood, Qufu: a Historical and Indigenous Perspective
Get PDFGu Pan Pool neighborhood got its name because of Gu Pan Chi, (古泮池，the ancient Pan Pool), located in the southeastern part of Confucius’ birthplace, Qufu, the birth place of Confucius with a history of 3000 year. Gu Pan Pool has been recently under preservation with the joint efforts of World Bank cultural heritage conservation project and the local municipal government. With disparate interests in mind, the three stakeholders of heritage, the world bank, Qufu municipal government and local residents are contradictory with each other in the regeneration process, in which the local voices are often ignored. The purpose of this paper is to rethink heritage making from a historical and indigenous perspective in the contemporary Chinese urban historic landscape planning process. The author contends that the cultural value and pluralism embedded in the ritual way of thinking in Chinese Classics inherited and transmitted for thousands of years could be an alternative way of thinking for the landscape planning practices in the homogenizing culture of global capitalism. This research aims to reinterpret and re-activate Confucianism as cultural heritage to enrich the understanding and hence the sustainability related to human action in urban spaces with emphasis on planning processes in contemporary China
Critical Heritage in Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Interdisciplinarity, Internationalization and Social Media in Cultural Heritage: Some Case Studies
Get PDFInitially the holistic value of art work and the synergy between art and science have been highlighted. The second part is dedicated to dealing with some emblematic case studies, which represent the result of historical-artistic and technical-experimental competences
Archivio e museo: la sezione medievale e moderna nell’archivio storico dei musei civici d’arte antica di Bologna
Get PDFSummary A museum’s historical archive contains the documents relating to past administration and conservation, providing an understanding of both the museum’s history and its various collections. In many cases, the archive is composed of heterogeneous writings, whose variety makes them invaluable also for the study of the cultural atmosphere in which the institution was born and operated. This is especially true in the case of the “musei civici”, Italy’s municipal museums. This article not only calls attention once again to the relationship between archive and museum but also discusses the reorganization of the Archivio storico dei Musei Civici d’Arte Antica di Bologna, which include the documentation relating to the Medieval and Early Modern Section of Bologna’s former Museo Civico (founded 1881). The archive is the result of many documentary separations and reunions; this article describes aspects and problems addressed during the rediscovery of the original documentary arrangement.Riassunto L’archivio storico di un museo raccoglie la documentazione relativaall’amministrazione e alle attività di conservazione che si sono svolte nel passato e permette di conoscere la storia delle collezioni, degli allestimenti e del museo stesso.In molti casi si tratta di una sedimentazione di scritture eterogenee e pertanto preziose per studiare anche la storia culturale dell’ambiente entro cui è sorto ed ha operato l’istituto di conservazione, specie nel caso dei “musei civici”, che in Italia identificano i musei comunali. Questo contributo, oltre a richiamare l’attenzione sul rapporto tra archivio e museo, illustra il riordinamento in corso dell’Archivio storico dei Musei Civici d’Arte Antica di Bologna di cui fa parte, tra gli altri, anche la documentazione appartenuta alla Sezione medievale e moderna dell’antico Museo Civico della città fondato nel 1881. Dato che l’archivio in oggetto è il risultato di smembramenti e accorpamenti di documentazione, vengono qui descritti gli aspetti e i problemi che si sono affrontati per riscoprire le serie originarie.Résumé Les archives historiques d’un musée réunissent la documentation concernant l’administration et les activités de conservation qui ont été déployées dans le passé. Ainsi, elles permettent de connaître l’histoire des collections, de l’agencement des salles d’exposition et du musée lui-même. Très souvent, il s’agit d’une sédimentation d’écritures hétérogènes et par conséquent précieuses pour étudier aussi l’histoire culturelle du milieu qui a donné naissance à l’institut de conservation, et dans lequel celui-ci a oeuvré, notamment dans le cas des « musées de la ville », qui en Italie correspondent aux musées municipaux. Cette contribution veut attirer l’attention sur la relation existant entre les archives et leur musée, en illustrant aussi le réagencement en cours des Archives historiques des Musées municipaux d’art ancien de Bologne (Musei Civici d’Arte Antica di Bologna), qui comprennent, entre autres, la documentation de la Section médiévale et moderne de l’ancien Musée de la ville (Museo civico) fondé en 1881.Sont ici décrits les difficultés et les enjeux de la redécouverte des séries originales, puisque les archives en question sont le résultat de démembrements et incorporations successives de documentation.Zusammenfassung Das historische Archiv eines Museums enthält die Unterlagen bezüglich der Verwaltung und der in der Vergangenheit vorgenommenen konservatorischen Maßnahmen und gestattet es somit, die Geschichte der Sammlungen, der Ausstellungsanordnung und des Museums selbst zu erfahren. In vielen Fällen handelt es sich um eine Ansammlung von heterogenen Schriftstücken, die daher auch für das Studium der kulturellen Geschichte der Umgebung wertvoll ist, in der das Konservierungsinstitut entstanden ist und tätig war, ganz besonders im Fall der „Stadtmuseen“, wie in Italien die Museen der Gemeinden bezeichnet werden. Der vorliegende Beitrag lenkt die Aufmerksamkeit nicht nur auf die Beziehung zwischen Archiv und Museum, sondern erläutert auch die derzeit laufende Neuordnung des historischen Archivs des Stadtmuseumsfür Antike Kunst in Bologna, zu dem u. a. auch die Unterlagen zählen, dieehemals der Abteilung für mittelalterliche und moderne Kunst des früheren, im Jahr 1881 gegründeten städtischen Museums gehörten. Da das genannte Archiv das Ergebnis von Zerstückelungen und Zusammenwürfelungen von Unterlagen ist, werden hier auch die Aspekte und Problemstellungen beschrieben, die angegangen werden mussten, um die ursprünglichen Serien wieder zu entdecken.Resumen El archivo histórico de un museo recoge documentos acerca de la administración y las tareas de conservación que se han llevado a término anteriormente y permite conocer la historia de las colecciones, las exposiciones y el propio museo. En muchos casos se trata de sedimentos de escritos heterogéneos y, por tanto, también valiosos a la hora de estudiar la historia cultural del ambiente en que ha surgido y ha operado el instituto de conservación, sobre todo en el caso de los «museos cívicos», que en Italia representan los museos municipales. Esta aportación, además de centrar la atención sobre la relación entre archivo y museo, ilustra la reorganización que se está llevando a cabo en el Archivo histórico de los Museos Cívicos de Arte Antiguo de Bolonia, del cual forman parte, entre otros, documentos que pertenecieron a la Sección medievaly moderna del antiguo Museo Cívico de la ciudad, fundado en 1881. Dado que el archivo objeto de estudio es el resultado de divisiones y fusiones de documentos, aquí se describen los aspectos y problemas acometidos para determinar la composición de las series originales.简述 博物馆的历史档案室收藏了其行政管理方面，以及博物馆曾进行过的保护工作的全部档案，通过它可以了解博物馆的收藏、装备配置以及其自身的历史。多数情况下，档案室包括了多种多样且非常珍贵文字资料，通过这些资料还可以研究博物馆成立环境及文物保护机构运作环境的文化历史，尤其是“公民博物馆”，在意大利被称为“市立博物馆”。除了唤醒对文献与博物馆联系的关注外，这为 “博洛尼亚古代艺术市立博物馆”档案馆正在进行中的重新整理工作指明方向，此外重新整理的文件还包括1881年成立的城市“市立博物馆”馆内，中世纪及现代分区内的文献。鉴于需要整理的档案均经过拆分及合并，此处将描述为了重新找回原来的文献遇到了哪些情形和问题。Резюме В историческом архиве любого музея собрана документация по учету и хране-нию в прошлом, что позволяет ознакомиться с историей коллекций, экспозиций и самого музея. Часто речь идет о наслоившихся разных записях, играющих цен-ную роль также и при изучении культурной истории среды, в которой родилось и работало хранилище, особенно в случае с “муниципальными музеями”, которые в Италии являются коммунальными. Эта работа не только обращает внимание на отношения между архивом и музеем, но и описывает выполняющуюся реор-ганизацию исторических архивов Городских музеев античного искусства в Боло-нье, куда помимо других входит также и документация, ранее принадлежащая Разделу средних веков и современности старинного Муниципального музея го-рода, основанного в 1881 году. Поскольку этот архив образовался в результате разделений и объединений документации, в работе описаны разные аспекты и проблемы, которые встречались при установлении первоначальных фондов
The Role of Museums in Recovery From Disaster: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami
Get PDFThe National Museum of Ethnology (Minpaku) was founded in 1974 as an Inter-University Research Institute housing a museum and graduate school. A museum is more than a place to store intangible and tangible heritage. Along with its responsibility for conserving and passing on cultural materials, it also creates new culture. On March 11, 2011, Japan was struck by an earthquake and tsunami of unprecedented proportions. From one month after the disaster, conservation experts from Minpaku participated in the rescue of tangible cultural resources for the period of eight months. At the same time, our disaster response team worked with village residents in damaged localities, assisting their efforts to replace costumes and ornaments for traditional performing arts that had been washed out to sea, or to repair damaged lion heads, to aid in reviving traditional performing arts. We had thought that, in the process of revival and recovery, the re-launch of festivals and traditional performing arts would come later than the construction of the homes and livelihoods of the local people. In one case, Minpaku, based on its research, was able to provide deer antlers for the headdresses needed to revive the deer dance, an intangible cultural heritage of a village in Iwate Prefecture. Village elders worked the antlers we donated, restored the costumes, and within a year were able to produce ten full sets of costumes. Subsequently, the deer dance was performed in village after village to calm the spirits of the dead, ward off evil spirits, and restore the confidence of people afflicted by the disaster. In this way, a traditional performing art contributed to the revival and rebuilding of the affected communities. In another village the repair and restoration of stone lions’ heads and providing aid for refugees from the disaster were further other examples of organized activity carried out in connection with the traditional performing arts. In sum, our experience in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake demonstrates that a museum’s efforts to revive and restore traditional performing arts can do more than sustain folk arts. It can also play a vital role in rebuilding the spirits of communities and localities affected by disasters
The Interdisciplinary Research of Virtual Recovery and Simulation of Heritage Buildings. Take Lingzhao Xuan in the Palace Museum as an Example
Get PDFDue to natural disasters, economic development, tourism development and other factors, many precious heritage buildings have been in endangered situation. How to protect, research and develop these heritage resources effectively has become very urgent and important. Three-dimensional (3D) digital technology plays a more and more important role in protecting and using cultural heritage. The article will take the synthetic study on the mode of virtual construction, recovery, simulation and exhibition of Lingzhao Xuan (a heritage building which stopped construction for some reason in the Palace Museum) as an example to explore and summary an effective interdisciplinary cooperation mode. Besides, we broaden and deepen the concept of “virtual recovery”, and add the concept “virtual simulation” by means of virtual design and the new achievements which are created by such mode for the first time. This research is aimed to provide reference for the standard application of 3D digital technology and perfect the protection work of heritage buildings
Tecnologie diagnostico-analitiche e informatiche per l’attribuzione, l’autenticazione e la valutazione economica delle opere d’arte
Get PDFSummary This study, addresses the specific subject relating to the formulation of the economic value of art works in connection with their attribution and authentication. Through this process, which also includes regulatory issues, it follows that the current problem in the field of forgery and, in general inauthentic works, is precisely that of ascertaining, by means of scientific methods, whether a work of art is authentic or not.With this aim in mind, the following research project has been proposed and aims to develop the right methodological path to use to achieve this aim. It includes a cognitive phase involving aesthetic, stylistic, iconographic, and historical analysis and concludes with a technical-experimental phase in which diagnostic-analytical and computer technologies are employed.On completion of the research, combined the diagnostic and analytical results, as well as the development of software allowing the style of a particular artist to be identified, will provide a valuable contribution to the various and complex issues relating to the attribution and authentication of art works.Riassunto Lo studio è rivolto alla specifica tematica relativa alla formulazione del valore economico delle opere d’arte collegato alla loro attribuzione ed autenticazione. Attraverso questo percorso, che include anche gli aspetti normativi, ne deriva che la problematica attuale, in materia di falsi e, in genere, di opere non autentiche, è proprio quella di accertare mediante metodi scientifici l’autenticità o non di un’opera d’arte.A tal riguardo di seguito viene proposto un progetto di ricerca che si prefigge di mettere a punto il corretto e completo percorso metodologico, che comprende la fase conoscitiva relativa all’analisi di carattere estetico, stilistico, iconografico, storico, e si completa con la fase tecnico-sperimentale mediante l’utilizzo di tecnologie diagnostico-analitiche ed informatiche.Alla conclusione della ricerca, la combinazione delle risultanze diagnostico-analitiche, nonché la messa a punto di un software che permetta di identificare lo stile di un determinato artista, forniranno un valido contributo in riferimento alle diverse e complesse problematiche relative alla attribuzione e autenticazione delle opere d’arte.RésuméCette étude s’adresse au thème spécifique de la formulation de la valeur économique des oeuvres d’art en lien avec leur attribution et authentification. Ce parcours, qui se penche aussi sur les questions réglementaires, fait ressortir qu’en matière de faux et en général, d’oeuvres non authentiques, l’enjeu consiste aujourd’hui à vérifier, par des méthodes scientifiques, l’authenticité ou la non-authenticité d’une oeuvre d’art. À ce propos, le projet de recherche qui est proposé vise à mettre au point un parcours méthodologique correct et complet, articulé en une phase de connaissance de l’oeuvre, par son analyse esthétique, stylistique, iconographique, historique. Celle-ci est suivie d’une phase technique et expérimentale, à l’aide de techniques diagnostiques, analytiques et informatiques. À la fin de la recherche, l’ensemble des résultats diagnostiques et analytiques et la mise au point d’un logiciel permettant d’identifier le style d’un artiste donné apporteront une aide précieuse, eu égard des problématiques multiples et complexes qui se posent dans le cadre de l’attribution et de l’authentification des oeuvres d’art.Zusammenfassung Diese Studie befasst sich spezifisch mit der Thematik der Bestimmung des wirtschaftlichen Werts von Kunstwerken in Verbindung mit deren Zuordnung und Authentifizierung. Aus diesen Betrachtungen, die auch den Aspekt der gesetzlichen Vorschriften berücksichtigen, ergibt sich, dass die heutige Problematik der Fälschungen und generell der nicht authentischenWerke gerade darin liegt, anhand wissenschaftlicher Methoden die Echtheit oder Nicht-Echtheit eines Kunstwerks zu ermitteln.Diesbezüglich wird im Weiteren ein Forschungsprojekt vorgestellt, das sich das Ziel gesteckt hat, eine korrekte und vollständige Methode auszuarbeiten, die die kognitive Phase der Analysen ästhetischer, stilistischer, ikonographischer, historischer Art umfasst, und mit der technisch-experimentellen Phase abschließt, wobei diagnostisch-analytische sowie datentechnische Technologien herangezogen werden.Bei Abschluss der Forschungsarbeit sollen die Kombination der diagnostisch-analytischen Ergebnisse und der Erstellung einer Software, die es gestattet, den Stil eines bestimmten Künstlers zu erkennen, einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur Lösung der verschiedenen und komplexen Problematiken im Rahmen der Zuordnung und Authentifizierung von Kunstwerken leisten.Resumen El estudio se centra en la cuestión específica de la formulación del valor económico de las obras de arte en relación con su atribución y autenticación. Siguiendo el hilo argumental del texto, que también incluye aspectos normativos, se deduce que en referencia a las falsificaciones y, en general, a las obras no auténticas, hoy día el principal problema está en la verificación, aplicando métodos científicos, de la autenticidad o no de una obra de arte.A continuación se describe un proyecto de investigación a este respecto que se propone establecer una metodología correcta y completa, articulada en dos fases: una de conocimiento, fundada en un análisis estético, estilístico, iconográfico e histórico; y otra técnico-experimental, basada en el uso de tecnología diagnóstico-analítica e informática.Al final de la investigación, la combinación de los resultados diagnóstico-analíticos, sumada a la creación de un programa informático que permita identificar el estilo de un determinado artista, contribuirá de modo relevante a arrojar luz sobre los distintos y complejos problemas relativos a la atribución y autenticación de las obras de arte.简介 研究主题围绕着艺术作品的经济价值换算公式，联系作品归属及真伪鉴定展开。通过这一过程，附带法律法规方面参考，针对仿制、伪造，从中引申出现实问题，即通过科学途径鉴定艺术作品的真伪。接下来是一项分析研究计划，需要预先确定其使用的研究方法正确全面，其中需包含关于美学特色、风格特色、肖像学特色、历史特色研究的认知性分析步骤，以及通过使用诊断-分析技术和信息技术的技术-实验性分析步骤。在研究的结论中，诊断-分析结论的融合，与分析特定艺术家风格软件的加入，针对艺术作品归属及真伪鉴定这个庞杂的问题，提供一个准确可信的结论。Резюме Эта работа посвящена вопросам определения экономической ценности произ-ведений искусства в зависимости от установления их авторства и подлинности.Из этого подхода, затрагивающего также и нормативные аспекты, следует, что самый актуальный вопрос в сфере подделок и репродукций произведений заклю-чается именно в определении того, подлинно или нет произведение искусства, применяя для этого научные методы.В этих целях предложен проект исследований, направленный на разработку правильного и комплексного методологического подхода, включающего позна-вательный этап с эстетическим, стилистическим, иконографическим и историче-ским анализом, и завершающийся технико-экспериментальным этапом с приме-нением аналитическо-диагностических и информационных технологий.По итогам исследовательской работы сочетание аналитическо-диагностиче-ских результатов, а также и разработка программного обеспечения, позволяю-щего идентифицировать стиль определенного художника, предоставят дейст-венную помощь при решении многочисленных и сложных проблем, связанных с установлением авторства и подлинности произведений искусства
On The Folk Customs of Huazhao Festival Which Is a Kind Of Intangible Cultural Heritage and its Modern Value
Get PDFHuazhao Festival is a traditional one that is celebrated in early spring and appeals to both highbrows and lowbrows. Once, it was as significant as Lantern Festival and Mid-autumn Festival. Ever since Tang Dynasty, it has undergone stages of emerging, thriving, declining and restoring. Originally, people only had a spring outing enjoying beautiful flowers at this festival; later, various other folk activities were also carried out on this day, including catching butterflies, picking wild vegetables, offering sacrifices to gods, predicting bumper and poor harvest, fastening strips of red cloth to stems of flowers and trees (shang hong), having competitions on grass, encouraging agriculture, holding and attending banquets, writing articles, paying court and so on. These activities demonstrated such characteristics of the national culture of China as elegance, harmony and life-friendliness. Obviously different from other traditional festivals like Spring Festival, Mid-autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, etc, Huazhao Festival has unique style and value. Despite its fading away from people’s life due to changes in modern society, its cultural glamour and comprehensive value still exist. Along with economic and social development and the increase of people’s spiritual and cultural demands, Huazhao Festival has regained people’s attention. It has been restored and hosted in some regions and identified as an intangible cultural heritage. By means of literature review, the folk customs of Huazhao Festival was re-presented to some extent in this paper. Its modern values in areas including health, culture, ecology and industry were analyzed. This paper is of certain significance, in respect of conserving and inheriting this national festival, promoting its restoration in more regions in a way more approximate to historical tradition and giving play to its unique role to benefit modern society