Heritage Conservation: Authenticity and Vulnerability of Living Heritage Sites in Melaka State

Rahimah Abdul Aziz

doi:10.21315/km2017.35.supp.1.3

Abstract

Heritage Conservation: Authenticity and Vulnerability of Living Heritage Sites in Melaka State

Highlights

UNESCO has a list of heritage sites that are conserved for present and future generations
Under the World Heritage Site (WHS) listings there are Kinabalu National Park, Sabah (2000), Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak (2000), Melaka and George Town, Penang (2008) and Lenggong Valley in Ulu Perak (2012) while the Langkawi group of islands was designated the status of a geopark, the first in Southeast Asia (2004)
Such sites can be regarded as a representation or a "living past" that exists in the present and as a way for the community to seek relevance especially in a multicultural society. As such for the people of various origins having their own living heritage site would help them preserve their collective memories of the past as well as help them retain their uniqueness as a community – their identity – based on the past events and in the face of present experiences

Summary

Introduction

UNESCO has a list of heritage sites that are conserved for present and future generations. There are three traditional villages that had been gazetted by the Melaka State Government under the Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage Enactment 1988 (Amended 2008).

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