01809nas a2200301 4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001000043653002300053653002300076653002300099653003200122653002700154653002100181653001400202653001600216653003400232653003400266100001200300700001100312700001200323700001200335245010300347856015200450300001400602520086600616020002501482 2011 d aWuhan10aCultural diversity10aCultural heritages10aDistance education10aEconomic and social effects10aInformation Technology10aSocial stability10adatabases10ae- archives10aIntangible cultural heritages10amodern information technology1 aT. Dong1 aW. Shi1 aZ. Wang1 aC. Feng00aApplication of modern information technology in protecting intangible cultural heritages of Handan uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79959880760&doi=10.1109%2fICEICE.2011.5777488&partnerID=40&md5=5b06be2e955c7e3bc2abcf3ca156b042 a4018-40203 aMany intangible cultural heritages by dictating to saving are disappearing continually with the development of the modern society. Therefore, the research of protecting intangible cultural heritages will provide some support to promote socialist cultural development and social stability, enhance a sense of national identity and cultural diversity. Modern information technology has a lot of advantages to protect intangible cultural heritages better. The author takes two kinds of intangible cultural heritage for examples and puts up with some advices for protecting intangible cultural heritages on the basis of studies: (1) funds should be invested for setting schools and developing distance education by the government; (2) e- archives and databases should be built; (3) websites, organizations and discussion communities for research should be utilized. a9781424480395 (ISBN)