A research paper by Associate Professor Song Shasha's team from the College of Materials Science and Technology has been published in Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, a flagship humanities and social sciences journal under Springer Nature. The study, titled "The living inheritance and cultural sharing of traditional Chinese bamboo furnitur", explores how this intangible cultural heritage can be revitalized through an integrated approach.

As an important embodiment of Chinese traditional culture, traditional bamboo furniture carries profound ecological aesthetic concepts and unique craftsmanship wisdom. However, it faces challenges such as outdated design and backward production methods in the process of modernization. This study investigates the protection, inheritance, innovation, and adaptation of traditional bamboo furniture, proposing comprehensive strategies for the revitalization and sustainable development of this cultural heritage. By integrating pedagogical practice with design application, the study constructs a four-dimensional framework of “protection–inheritance–innovation–derivation,” establishing a systematic linkage between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design methodologies. Additionally, it examines multi-level pathways for cultural dissemination and sharing, spanning individual, group, and societal scales. The findings provide both theoretical insights and practical guidance for advancing the preservation, innovation, and sustainable development of traditional bamboo furniture.  

The paper's authors are Chen Ran and Li Yan, with Associate Professor Song Shasha as corresponding author and Beijing Forestry University as the signature unit of the first author.This work was supported by the National Market Supervision and Administration Bureau Key Laboratory (furniture health and intelligent quality and safety) open project (KLFHIQS2025-04) and MOE Industry-University Cooperation Collaborative Education Project (2024HXFWCLXY047). 

Paper link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07846-0 

Written by Song Shasha
Translated and edited by Song He
Reviewed by Yu Yangyang