NFT Digital Twins: A Digitalization Strategy to Preserve and Sustain Miao Silver Craftsmanship in the Metaverse Era

Miao silver, generally referred to as the unique silver ornaments manufactured by ethnicity with over 400 years of history, was listed a Chinese national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Through primary research methods, including local investigation, interviews, and workshops at Maliao Village Guizhou, this study found that sizeable industrial production shrank market needs for traditional handicrafts. A growing number young people pursue higher incomes leave their hometowns make living cities instead engaging handcrafting villages. Based on difficulties encountered inheritance craftsmanship, project creatively proposed digital strategy based NFT twin application preserve maintain technology context metaverse era. By conducting design experiments combining manufacturing techniques, collection twins, duplications handicrafts silversmith jointly worked 3D technologist, created vital outcome. The results show attempt is beneficial help expand use scenarios, extend lifespan, increase commercial value silver. To sum up, taking silverware case, paper dialectically discusses relationship between handicraft industries, making contributions development also putting forward innovative solutions promote prosperity worldwide.