Reconstruction of the Tradition: Tourism and Authentication of Heritage in China

$230.00

Xiaoyan Su and Fan Hong
Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, China

Series: Countries and Cultures of the World, Hospitality, Tourism and Marketing Studies
BISAC: TRV003020

This book explores the interaction between heritage authorization 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 commercialized, theme-park environment. This situation problematizes the notion of authenticity, which is claimed in authorized 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. (Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Maps

List of Tables

Preface

Acronyms

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Theoretical Framework on Heritage, Tourism and Modernity

Chapter 3. Westernization of Chinese Heritage and its Connection with Tourism Development

Chapter 4. Reinterpretation of Tradition: Tourism and Authentication of Shaolin Culture

Chapter 5. Reconstruction of Tradition: Tourism and Authentication of Ancient City of Pingyao

Chapter 6. Institutional Interaction between Heritage Authorization and Tourism Development in China

References

About the Authors

Index

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