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Notice (permalien)
Réf.
41759
Type
conference item
Titre
How to conserve the Old Town of Lijian and its settings
Langues
English
Auteurs
Zhao, Zhongshu
Date
2005
Pages
8 p.
Titre de conférence
15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’
Lieu de conférence
Xi'an, China
Date de conférence
17 – 21 oct 2005
Mots-clés
World Heritage List / setting / threats / urbanization / tourism / economic development / tourism management / tourist industry / town planning / rehabilitation / historic town centres / town and country planning / causes of deterioration / sustainable tourism / tourism impact / visitor flow / sustainable development / master plans
Pays mentionnés
China
Monuments et sites
Old Town of Lijiang, China
N° Patrimoine mondial
811
Résumé en anglais
Lijiang city, the World Cultural Heritage, is located in Yunan province, Southeast China. Having become a popular international tourist destination over the past years, Lijiang is now facing the serious threat of losing local characteristics such as the local customs, languages, dresses and cultural atmosphere, due to over-commercialism and too much trade mainly be people from outside the Lijiang region.Lijiang has a beautiful natural setting of hills, lakes, rivers, trees and green belts of agricultural fields and forests. However, due to the rapid urbanization and large-scale construction in the north, west and south parts of the city, many new buildings are being constructed, which are not in harmony with the old buildings and therefore it seriously destroyed the settings.
More potential danger is to expect from plans of the local authorities to develop the local economy faster by means of transforming the fringe of Lijiang city in industrial zones and residential areas as well to build a new city just in the south.As urban planners, in charge of preparing the Lijiang master plan, we suggested the following:
1) To consider Lijiang city in a regional perspective: no polluting industry projects in the small and middle-sized towns in the northern part within a range of 20-30km from Lijiang city, so that we can both develop the local economy and conserve Lijiang city and its settings.2) In Lijiang city, we encourage the local residents to develop their handicrafts, family hotels and other special activities showing their typical local products and characteristics to visitors, while limiting people from outside the area to undertake such activities.
3) As to the setting of the Lijiang city, we propose measures to preserve and enhance the natural scenery, and stop the construction of new buildings in it. Through architectural rehabilitation, new buildings should be brought into harmony with the Lijiangs cityscape and surrounding landscape. As to the green belts, at least the southeastern part -as the only part where the city is still in its original rural setting - no any construction should be allowed.
Unfortunately, we so far didn’t succeed to convince the local authorities, and Lijiang City and its setting are still in danger.
More potential danger is to expect from plans of the local authorities to develop the local economy faster by means of transforming the fringe of Lijiang city in industrial zones and residential areas as well to build a new city just in the south.As urban planners, in charge of preparing the Lijiang master plan, we suggested the following:
1) To consider Lijiang city in a regional perspective: no polluting industry projects in the small and middle-sized towns in the northern part within a range of 20-30km from Lijiang city, so that we can both develop the local economy and conserve Lijiang city and its settings.2) In Lijiang city, we encourage the local residents to develop their handicrafts, family hotels and other special activities showing their typical local products and characteristics to visitors, while limiting people from outside the area to undertake such activities.
3) As to the setting of the Lijiang city, we propose measures to preserve and enhance the natural scenery, and stop the construction of new buildings in it. Through architectural rehabilitation, new buildings should be brought into harmony with the Lijiangs cityscape and surrounding landscape. As to the green belts, at least the southeastern part -as the only part where the city is still in its original rural setting - no any construction should be allowed.
Unfortunately, we so far didn’t succeed to convince the local authorities, and Lijiang City and its setting are still in danger.
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