Studying the ways to integrate China's excellent traditional cultural resources with regional characteristics into children's drama education case study of Сonfucius and Мentius' hometown

this study takes China's outstanding traditional cultural resources in the unique region of "the hometown of Confucius and Mencius" as the object of research and focuses on its ways and strategies of integration into children's drama education. Through literature analysis, field research, case studies and other methods, to systematically understand the educational value of the main cultural resources of Confucius and Mencius (such as Confucianism, ritual and music culture, historical allusions, folk traditions, etc.), combine child development theory, cultural heritage theory and interdisciplinary education theory, to establish an integrated model of "cultural extraction – curriculum design – teaching implementation – evaluation and feedback". The study found that the traditional cultural resources of Confucius and Mencius' hometown can effectively enhance children's cultural identity, moral literacy and comprehensive ability through dramatic transformation. The study proposes curriculum development paths, contextual teaching strategies and co-education mechanisms based on regional characteristics, which provides theoretical and practical reference materials for the innovative inheritance of traditional culture in children's education. The research has enriched the theoretical system of children's theater education, expanded the educational path of regional cultural heritage, and is of great significance to promoting cultural self-confidence starting from puppets.

homeland of Confucius and Mencius, excellent traditional Chinese culture, children's theater education, ways of integration, cultural heritage, cultural identity