觀光發展與地方文化: 越南Lach 村落Goong Cing 樂隊長的文化仲介角色

Abstract

ABSTRACT The development of tourism has a multi-dimensional impact upon the economy, society and traditional culture of indigenous communities. Dalat is a famous tourist destination in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. It is renowned for its cool climate, scenic beauty and the traditional culture of the indigenous Lach people. Faced with profound challenges to their traditional culture, the Lach community has demonstrated how cultural tourism can be constructively employed to adapt their traditional culture to a new social, agricultural and economic environment. The interactive relationship between tourism and local culture mutually affects and influences each other. In the case study of Lach village in Dalat, this relationship leads to the emergence of a local factor, the goong cing bandleaders. With their service in tourism industry, these bandleaders are playing role as cultural brokers who help connect tourists with local community. Their contribution to the local culture and tourism will be explored in this research study through the professionalizing process of a local cultural tradition – the goong cing performance. Research on the cultural values of this local ethnic minority group will also focus on examining the impacts of tourism and the adaptation of goong cing performance to the development of cultural tourism.