02949nas a2200457   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653001100043653002300054653001000077653001000087653001000097653001000107653001800117653002200135653002300157653003300180653002500213653002700238653002600265653002400291653003300315653002200348653001800370653001500388653002200403653002500425100001300450700001100463700001100474700001100485700001200496700001300508700001100521700001000532245013100542856014300673490000700816520164800823022002002471                                       d10aArcGIS10aCentral Department10aChina10aHenan10aHubei10aHunan10aagglomeration10acultural heritage10acultural influence10adevelopment and conservation10aEconomic development10aenvironmental research10aheritage conservation10aInfluencing factors10aIntangible cultural heritage10anational strategy10aresearch work10arural area10arural development10aSpatial distribution1 aR. Kuang1 aY. Zuo1 aS. Gao1 aP. Yin1 aY. Wang1 aZ. Zhang1 aS. Cai1 aN. Li00aResearch on the Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Central China’s Intangible Cultural Heritage  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85152709264&doi=10.3390%2fsu15075751&partnerID=40&md5=7b6d05a27ad61caf8848241793b22ebb0 v153 aIn the context of China’s rural revitalization strategy, it is of profound significance to explore the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in Central China, not only for the inheritance of Chinese traditional culture and the development of ICH, but also for the implementation of the rural revitalization strategy itself. From the perspective of cultural ecology, this study analyzed the spatial distribution and clustering characteristics of 407 national intangible cultural heritages in Henan, Hubei, and Hunan provinces in Central China by using the ArcGIS geographic concentration index, kernel density, and other methods. This study also explored natural and social environmental influencing factors and their interaction on ICH spatial distribution using geographic detectors. The findings revealed that the ICH distribution in Central China has an obvious agglomeration trend, showing a “five cores” distribution structure (dense in the upper and the middle areas but sparse in the lower area). The regions with high kernel density are mostly river-flowing regions and are comparatively developed. In terms of influencing factors, the influence of economic and environmental factors together is stronger than that of natural environmental factors alone, and the interaction force between rivers and economic development is the most influential. Based on the above research findings, we put forward suggestions on the protection and development, as well as “era value” exploration of ICH in Central China, in the hope of promoting regional coordinated advancement.  a20711050 (ISSN)