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Notice (permalien)

Réf.

43046

Type

conference item

Titre

Panel 5 Paper 5.3 Rural Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ethnic Tourism: Experiences of Yunnan, China

Langues

English

Auteurs

Su, Junjie

Lieu de publication

Charenton-le-Pont

Pays de publication

France

Maison d'édition

ICOMOS

Date

10/2019

Titre de conférence

ICOMOS 2019 Advisory Committee Scientific Symposium - Rural Heritage - Landscapes and Beyond

Lieu de conférence

Marrakesh, Morocco

Date de conférence

17 October 2019

Mots-clés

customs and traditions / cultural tourism / arts / crafts / development projects / case studies / concepts / definitions / theory of conservation / cultural landscapes / intangible heritage / social aspects / economic aspects / economic value / sustainable development / performing arts / rituals / craftsmanship / agricultural landscapes / community participation / local communities / rural heritage / rural landscapes

Pays mentionnés

China

Monuments et sites

Yunnan region, China

Résumé en anglais

China is an active player in the international arena of intangible cultural heritage (ICH). While China is transforming from an agricultural country to an industrial country, rural heritage, either tangible or intangible, is facing tremendous challenges and opportunities. Among Chinese provinces, Yunnan in Southwest of China can be regarded as the best case to investigate the issues of protection, use and transmission of rural heritage as Yunnan is a unique province of China because of its ethnic cultural diversity and geographic diversity. Based on literary studies and fieldworks, this paper illustrates history, cases, theories and practices in the protection and use of ICH in ethnic tourism development in the past 20 years. Yunnan has long been regarded as a “peripheral” part of China and ethnic cultures were treated as “primitive” that needs transformation. However, after China’s reform in 1978, the ethnic culture in rural areas in Yunnan has been changed into traditional and folk culture, cultural heritage (ICH, World Heritage, protected traditional villages and towns, etc) and ethnic tourism attractions. Meanwhile, several rural areas in Yunnan have evolved from a backward area into a popular tourism destination recognised home and abroad. With specific cases in terms of performing arts (dance, music, etc), handicrafts (metal, ceramics, textile, wood carving, etc), festivals and ICH related to cultural spaces (traditional villages, towns, landscapes, etc) in Yunnan, the paper will elaborate how rural ICH is transmitted, and/or re-created in a matrix of tourism commodification with participation of the local governments, entrepreneurs, local elites, community members and tourists. As well as advancing theoretical discussions in regard to authenticity, commodification and continuity, this paper also reflects on the practical strategies in commodifying rural ICH in ethnic tourism.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/zt9x-bf32

Document joint

Panel 5 Paper 5.3 Rural Intangible Cultural Heritage and Ethnic.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)