The Lost of Myth in the Digital Age - A Study Based on Investigation of China's Guangxi Province

Abstract

In the digital era myths may encounter three kinds of fate: first, die in silence, and second, be permanently stored in digital form or access to mass communication channels, and third, be transformed into a real resource by virtue of power. Many studies have pointed out that the development of the Internet and digital technology brings new dawn to the protection and inheritance of the cultural heritage. However, judging from the current survey of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, it is too early to expect a bright future of those orally transmitted cultural heritage such like myths if we just count on new media technology.