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Reconstruction of the Tradition
Xiaoyan SuFan Hong
其他書名
Tourism and Authentication of Heritage in China
出版Nova Science Publishers, 2017
主題Business & Economics / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & TourismSocial Science / Customs & TraditionsTravel / GeneralTravel / Asia / East / China
ISBN15361210889781536121087
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xAOmtAEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋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.