02628nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003000043653002400073653003300097653002500130653003600155100001200191700001300203700001700216700001800233245014300251856015100394490000700545520182600552022002002378                                       d10aGeographical distribution10aInfluencing factors10aIntangible cultural heritage10aSpatial distribution10aThe Yellow River basin of China1 aXin Nie1 aYong Xie1 aXiaoxiao Xie1 aLunxing Zheng00aThe characteristics and influencing factors of the spatial distribution of intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River Basin of China  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85135253114&doi=10.1186%2fs40494-022-00754-x&partnerID=40&md5=97ca9f58b081e4d2650ad4fbbf10091c0 v103 aThis paper explores the characteristics and influencing factors of the spatial distribution of 889 national intangible cultural heritage sites in the Yellow River basin of China based on ArcGIS spatial analysis and Geodetector. The results show that the distribution of national intangible cultural heritage sites in the Yellow River basin is significantly different among provinces, and most of them are distributed in the central and western regions. From east to west, the density of intangible heritage in the Yellow River basin presents a triangular "one area and three points" pattern. All kinds of intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River basin generally show the characteristic of aggregated distribution.Traditional skills, traditional medicine, traditional theatre, traditional music, and folklore have high levels of agglomeration, and traditional dance, Quyi, folk literature, and traditional fine arts have lower levels. The levels of traditional sports, entertainment and acrobatics have the lowest agglomeration. Among social and humanistic factors, highway density is the most influential indicator for the spatial distribution of national intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River basin. GDP, population density and the urbanization level also have a great impact on the spatial distribution of national intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River basin. Among geographical environmental factors, the river system and topography have a certain effect on the spatial distribution of national intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River basin. Based on these facts, this paper finally discusses the specific path to protect and develop intangible cultural heritage in the Yellow River basin in the context of the newerato promote its creative protection and innovative development.  a20507445 (ISSN)