Mobile Phone Practice of Intangible Cultural Heritage: Inheritance and Development of Gannan Tea Picking Opera

Gannan tea Picking opera is the combination of oral literature and folk music and dance, with strong local flavor and distinct Hakka characteristics. In 2006, It was selected as a national intangible cultural heritage. At present, the majority of gannan tea picking troupes lack editing, creation, performance and researchers. Some rely on old artists to sing, and the number of singers is decreasing. However, through the network media represented by mobile phones, Gannan Tea Picking opera is re-connected with local areas and radiates new vitality. With the popularity of smart phones, mobile phones have become an important carrier for the inheritance and development of intangible cultural heritage. Through the video software in mobile phones, people can watch documentaries or videos about intangible cultural heritage, or directly enjoy various activities related to intangible cultural heritage by using its live broadcast function. This paper attempts to investigate how gannan tea Picking opera was inherited and developed in the virtual community centered on Gannan region through mobile phones relying on ethnography network methodology. After discussing the current situation of mobile phone practice of Gannan Tea Picking opera, the possibility of inheritance and development of current intangible cultural heritage through the Internet will be further discussed.