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Reconstruction of the Tradition
Xiaoyan Su
Fan 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 & Tourism
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Travel / General
Travel / Asia / East / China
ISBN
1536121088
9781536121087
URL
http://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.