Cultural Heritage Politics in China [Hardcover]

This volume explores Chinas cultural heritage ideology and policies from three interrelated perspectives: the State and World Heritage tourism; cultural heritage tourism at undesignated sites, and the cultural politics of museums and collections. Something of a cultural heritage designation craze is happening in China. This is new within even the last five to ten years. Officials at many levels now see heritage preservation as a means for commoditizing their regions. They are devoting new resources and attention to national and international heritage designations. Thus, addressing cultural heritage politics in a nation dedicated to designation is an important project, particularly in the context of a rapidly growing economy. This volume is also important because it addresses a very wide range of cultural heritage, providing an excellent sample of case studies: historic vernacular urban environments, ethnic tourism, scenic tourism, pilgrimage as tourism, tourism and economic development, museums, border heritage, underwater remains, and the actual governance and management of the sites. This volume?is an outstanding introduction to cultural heritage issues in China while contributing to Chinese studies for those with greater knowledge of the area. ?This book covers Chinas cultural heritage ideology and policies, examining the State and World Heritage tourism, heritage tourism at undesignated sites and cultural politics of museums. Case studies discuss ethnic and scenic tourism, site management and more.

PART I: INTRODUCTION

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1. Cultural Heritage Politics in China: An Introduction

Helaine Silverman and Tami Blumenfield

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2.? Does the Institution of Property Rights Matter to Heritage Preservation? Evidence from China

TANG Zijun&l3$