Abstract:

[Purpose/Significance] This article elaborates the background, status and tendency of memory practice in order  to guide it’ s further development, raise government and public awareness, and inspire academic thinking and research on it. [Research Design/Method]  By using descriptive research method, this paper categorizes the existing memory practices and illustrates them with typical cases. [Conclusion/Findings]  It has been found that memory practice is evolving to "digital memory", which brings new opportunities and challenges to memory practice. [Innovation/Value] By systematically analyzing the status and developing tendency of memory practice, this article proposes the definition and interpretation of "digital memory".

Keywords: Memory practice；Digital memory；Social memory；Digital technology；Memory resources, Cultural inheritance