Research on the Protection and Inheritance of Traditional Villages from the Perspective of Cultural Genes—Take Wuhan Dayu Bay Historical and Cultural Village as an Example

Abstract Traditional villages, as an important bearer of traditional culture, are the foundation for the survival and reproduction of traditional culture, but with the impact of rapid urbanization and the rapid development of information, the cultural protection and inheritance of traditional villages are facing a huge impact. This paper takes Dayu Bay as the research object, from the point of perspective of cultural genes, systematically sorts out the cultural elements of Dayu Bay, constructs a genealogy of Dayu Bay's cultural genes, classifies and analyzes its material and immaterial cultural genes, analyzes the problems exposed in its protection and inheritance by sorting out the cultural genes, builds a system of traditional village cultural genes protection and inheritance, and explores feasible protection and inheritance paths.