Protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in Tangshan "beautiful country"

A beautiful village is an inner and spiritual construction. Village culture is a valuable cultural heritage of the Chinese nation and plays an active role in the construction of a beautiful countryside. Tangshan has many intangible cultural heritages. This study constructed the value evaluation system of the Tangshan "beautiful village" intangible cultural heritage resources utilizing the Delphi-Analytic Hierarchy Process Method. The present condition of the Tangshan "beautiful village" intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance was then quantitatively analyzed. The general characteristics of the intangible cultural heritage industry development were discussed by constructing DEA-based CCR and Malmquist index models. Finally, countermeasures to strengthen the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in the Tangshan "beautiful village" were summarized.