Reconstruction of the Tradition

Tourism & Authentication of Heritage in China

Xiaoyan Su, Fan Hong (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

250 Seiten

2017
Nova Science Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5361-2108-7 (ISBN)

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This book explores the interaction between heritage authorisation and tourism development in China, and shows how this interaction influences the social relations between external agents and local actors in two World Heritage sites: the Shaolin Scenic Area and Ancient City of Pingyao. Various theories including Anthony Giddens theories on modernity, time-space distanciation, disembedding, and reflexivity are applied and critiqued in the context of the case studies. It uncovers that the reconstruction of tradition at both case sites is the emergence of elements of a commercialised, theme-park environment. This situation problematises the notion of authenticity, which is claimed in authorised concepts of heritage. Furthermore, it shows contemporary reconstruction of tradition and demonstrates current transformative processes, in which external agents with heritage authority have an advantage over local residents in tourism zones who are financially, spatially, and culturally disempowered.

Introduction; Theoretical Framework on Heritage, Tourism & Modernity; Westernization of Chinese Heritage & its Connection with Tourism Development; Reinterpretation of Tradition: Tourism & Authentication of Shaolin Culture; Reconstruction of Tradition: Tourism & Authentication of Ancient City of Pingyao; Institutional Interaction between Heritage Authorization & Tourism Development in China; Glossary; Index.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.08.2017
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 260 mm
Gewicht	624 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	1-5361-2108-8 / 1536121088
ISBN-13	978-1-5361-2108-7 / 9781536121087
Zustand	Neuware