Modern Social Science Research

As an important part of China’s ethnic minority characters, Shui characters carry the long history, culture and national memory of the Shui people, and are crucial to promoting the development of cultural diversity. However, under the impact of globalization and modernization, the inheritance of Shui characters is confronted with multiple challenges such as the shrinking of usage scenarios, the gap in inheritors, and limited communication channels. Moreover, the traditional inheritance model can hardly meet the needs of the new era. This study focuses on the living inheritance of Shui characters. Through field investigations in Shui-inhabited areas and literature review, it sorts out and analyzes the current usage status of Shui characters, and proposes new paths for the living inheritance of Shui characters by virtue of digital technology, so as to provide references for the digital protection and inheritance of other ethnic minority characters.

Shui characters; Living inheritance; Digital technology; Shui nationality