01356nas a2200109   4500000000100000008004100001100001800042245012500060300001400185520102500199020002201224                                       d1 aXiaozhen Song00aDiscussion on the Difficulties and Strategies during the Inheritance and Development of Traditional Handicraft in Suzhou  a1152-11573 aTraditional handcraft is a treasure in Chinese intangible cultural heritage and a jewel in Chinese 5000 years  civilization as well as the dynamic for the inheritance of Chinese traditional culture. However, with the advent of global economic integration, Chinese society and economy have a rapid development correspondingly. With the advanced science and technology, mechanization replacing manual operation has been a fundamental method to increase the economic benefits for the enterprises, which bring great shocks to the inheritance and development of traditional handcraft itself. This paper analyzes the historical development and status quo of the traditional handcraft in Suzhou by taking the inheritance and development of Suzhou traditional handcraft as object summarizes the dilemma during its inheritance and development, such as outflow of handicraftsman, inconsistence between traditional handicraft and modern social demands and function disorder of government etc; and proposes corresponding strategies.  a978-1-60595-289-5