Structural Representation and Digital Narrative: Event Ontology-Driven Cultural Transcoding of Chinese Ancient Villages with Red Legacy

Abstract. This study pioneers an event ontology framework for Chinese Ancient Villages with Red Legacy to resolve cultural resource fragmentation and narrative discontinuity. Extending the CIDOC-CRM standard, this paper developed a multidimensional ontology integrating villages, events, figures, locations, time, and cultural resources through domain-specific semantic modeling. Utilizing Protégé and Neo4j tools, unstructured cultural resources from 754 nationally designated villages were transformed into structured linked data, exemplified by the Dawangmiao Village knowledge graph implementation. This framework enables multidimensional access to tangible/intangible heritage, dynamic reconstruction of revolutionary history via semantic relationships, and structural representation of spatiotemporal contexts. The ontology-driven approach significantly enhances scholarly research capabilities and dissemination efficacy, establishing a reusable digital infrastructure for transmedia storytelling. It provides methodological foundations for digital conservation of red legacy, directly supporting red-themed education and sustainable cultural tourism development through semantically enriched knowledge organization.