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<article xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="http://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/1.1/xsd/JATS-journalpublishing1-mathml3.xsd" dtd-version="1.1" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JCER</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Journal of Contemporary Educational Research</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn>2208-8466</issn><eissn>2208-8474</eissn><publisher><publisher-name>Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26689/jcer.v9i9.12469</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title>Innovative Exploration of Intangible Cultural Heritage Rubbing in Improving Students’ Mental Health</title><url>https://artdesignp.com/journal/JCER/9/9/10.26689/jcer.v9i9.12469</url><author>XuanXi</author><pub-date pub-type="publication-year"><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>9</volume><issue>9</issue><history><date date-type="pub"><published-time>2025-10-22</published-time></date></history><abstract>This paper focuses on the integration of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) rubbing and students’ mental health education, exploring the path of ICH rubbing in improving students’ mental health from an innovative perspective. 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