The Influence of Cultural and Historical Factors and Government Support on Artistic Essence Through Pingyang Woodblock New Year Prints in Shanxi China and Kurdish Region: Mediating Role of Community Engagement
College of creative arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Northwest University of Political Science and Law, 558 West Chang 'an Avenue, Xi 'an City,Shaanxi Province,710122, China
Hamidi Bin Abdul Hadi
College of creative arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Northwest University of Political Science and Law, 558 West Chang 'an Avenue, Xi 'an City,Shaanxi Province,710122, China.
Issarezal Bin Ismail
College of creative arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Northwest University of Political Science and Law, 558 West Chang 'an Avenue, Xi 'an City,Shaanxi Province,710122, China
Syed Alwi Bin Syed Abu Bakar
College of creative arts, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, Northwest University of Political Science and Law, 558 West Chang 'an Avenue, Xi 'an City,Shaanxi Province,710122, China
Abstract
The cultural and historical factors are the foremost element that affect the artistic essence and demands the new researchers’ emphasis. Hence, the present article examines the impact of cultural and historical factors and government support on the artistic essence in the Shanxi China and Kurdish region. The study also investigates the mediating role of community engagement among cultural and historical factors, government support and artistic essence in the Shanxi China and Kurdish region. The study used survey questionnaires to collect the primary data from the community of the Kurdish region. The study also used the SPSS-AMOS to check the reliability and association among the variables. The findings indicated that the cultural and historical factors and government support have a positive impact on artistic essence in the Shanxi China and Kurdish region. The outcomes also exposed that community engagement significantly mediates among cultural and historical factors, government support and artistic essence in the Shanxi China and Kurdish region. The study guides the policymakers in making policies related to achieve the high artistic essence using effective cultural and historical factors and government support.