Modern Social Science Research

As a living carrier of excellent traditional culture, folk literature bears the nation's collective memory, value pursuits and life wisdom, and is an important pillar for the continuity of the Chinese cultural context. Under the impact of modernization and cultural diversification, the inheritance scenarios of folk literature have shrunk, the inheritance subjects have weakened, and the excavation of its cultural and contemporary values is faced with numerous challenges. Based on the contemporary requirements for the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional culture, this paper sorts out the internal symbiotic relationship between folk literature and excellent traditional culture, analyzes the current practical dilemmas in inheritance, explores innovative inheritance paths with specific cases, so as to provide theoretical and practical references for activating the contemporary vitality of folk literature and promoting the contemporary communication of excellent traditional culture.

Excellent traditional culture; Folk literature; Inheritance dilemma; Innovation path; Living inheritance