Against the backdrop of the deepening advancement of the Belt and Road Initiative, the conservation and revitalization of the Maritime Silk Road cultural heritage have been endowed with strategic significance for promoting mutual learning among civilizations and deepening regional cooperation. Ningbo, renowned throughout history as a prominent departure port and hub city along the Maritime Silk Road, possesses a wealth of cultural heritage that serves as a crucial material and spiritual link for friendship between China and the world. Focusing on Ningbo and adopting the Maritime Silk Road as a specific lens, this paper employs a comprehensive methodology integrating documentary analysis, policy review, and case studies to systematically examine the current landscape of its Maritime Silk Road cultural heritage across two key dimensions: conservation and transmission, and international cooperation. The study finds that Ningbo has laid a foundation in areas such as resource inventory, physical conservation, and display utilization, and has initiated international cooperation through participation in multilateral mechanisms and the conduct of academic and exhibition exchanges. However, the current situation also reveals issues including insufficient systematic integration, weak dynamic innovation, limited depth of cooperation, and inadequate international brand influence. Accordingly, this paper proposes optimized pathways, such as strengthening top-level design and systematic integration, deepening physical conservation and innovative transmission, expanding international cooperation and enriching its substance, and building a distinctive brand with targeted international communication. The aim is to provide policy references for establishing Ningbo as a model city for the protection and utilization of Maritime Silk Road cultural heritage and a significant window for cultural exchange and mutual learning among civilizations.

Chun Kong, Liqi Yang, Sheng Chen. Research on the Conservation and International Cooperation of Ningbo's Cultural Heritage from the Perspective of the Maritime Silk Road. The Frontiers of Society, Science and Technology (2026), Vol. 8, Issue 1: 57-63. https://doi.org/10.25236/FSST.2026.080109.

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