Research on the Curriculum System Construction of Aesthetic Education of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Universities under the Belt and Road Initiative

Abstract

In the spirit of the Belt and Road Initiative, the rich intangible cultural heritage of the regions along the route can be employed as an excellent cross-cultural aesthetic resource for aesthetic education in universities. There is currently no general plan for developing the curriculum of aesthetic qualities in intangible cultural heritage in the aesthetic education system of universities. This paper studies the construction of the curriculum system for aesthetic education in intangible cultural heritage at universities and presents the three levels of theory, main content and systematic paths. First, this paper will present the aesthetic attributes and educational values of intangible cultural heritage, propose the theory of interculturality as an explanation system for cross-cultural aesthetic education, and carry out a typological analysis of the aesthetic resources in the regions along the Belt and Road. Next, this paper will put forward a multi-level position model for the goals of aesthetic literacy in the curriculum, a knowledge organisation and integration system based on aesthetic categories, and a modular and progressive framework for implementing the curriculum. Finally, this paper has built a two-dimensional curriculum module for aesthetic perception and cross-cultural literacy, developed a logic for transforming teaching resources based on the aesthetic symbols of intangible cultural heritage, and created an evaluation index system for the development of aesthetic competence. The goals of this paper are to provide a complete curriculum design system for the aesthetic education of intangible cultural heritage and to promote the theoretical reform and structural optimisation of aesthetic education in universities under the influence of cross-cultural communication.