01890nas a2200313   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260005900043653002600102653002600128653002100154653001800175653003400193653002100227653001300248653002700261653001000288653001000298653001400308100001600322700001800338700001600356700001200372245010900384856016100493300001200654520088500666020002501551       2015                            d  bInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.10aCultural informations10aDatabase construction10aDatabase systems10aEthnic groups10aIntangible cultural heritages10aSearch mechanism10adatabase10aethnic groups in China10aindex10amotif10aMythology1 aGuo Cuixiao1 aWang Xianzhao1 aBamo Qubumo1 aLi Gang00aConstructing Motif-index of China Mythologies Database Design, Implementation and Potential Applications  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84965181458&doi=10.1109%2fDigitalHeritage.2015.7419523&partnerID=40&md5=f5aa2028cc89f7e8a27fc20c1fa97036  a359-3623 aMythology is a form of oral and intangible cultural heritage, carrying rich historical and cultural information. The 56 different ethnic groups in China have numerous myths, both diverse in content and handed down in various forms. The present paper will focus on the design, implementation and application of a mythological motif-index database, known as Wang s Motif-index of China Mythologies Database. There are 33,469 mythological motifs stored in the database, extracted from 12,600 myths from different ethnic groups in China, and divided into ten groups. The paper will give a detailed introduction to the process of motif extraction and database construction. It will also show the interface and search mechanisms provided by the database. With the open-access online, the thematic database is not only applicable to mythology researchers, but also mythology enthusiasts.  a9781509000487 (ISBN)