Abstract
Over the past few decades, China has gone through a number of changes, and no community has been more impacted by these changes than the rural community. This paper takes a look at how heritage influences rural communities in these turbulent times. The paper focuses on three ways in which heritage is present in rural communities: Ecomuseums, rural tourism and archaeological heritage. While there are differences between all three modes, their similarities are defined by common issues addressed in this paper, such as the persisting top-down approaches, traditions in government systems, and issues native to rural areas that prevent active participation in heritage and sustainable tourism.
Highlights
Over the past few decades, Chinese rural communities have experienced fundamental changes, and have been struggling to find their footing in the midst of the social and economic turmoil of the new era
Since there is a discrepancy in terms of the available publications that focus on the ways in which archaeology influences rural communities, the analysis of the relationship between archaeology and rural areas will be observed through these three sites
This paper discusses changes in China’s rural areas and the impact of heritage on those changes, and it is only fair to concede that heritage has a limited reach in what are currently very challenging times
Summary
Over the past few decades, Chinese rural communities have experienced fundamental changes, and have been struggling to find their footing in the midst of the social and economic turmoil of the new era. The paper focuses on the most common way in which heritage is present in rural areas: Tourism. This paper discusses three aspects of the participation and development of heritage in rural areas: Ecomuseums, tourist villages, and archaeological heritage. The aim of this study is to research the relationship between heritage and rural communities, and to contribute to the ongoing discussion about the future of the Chinese village from the perspective of heritage work. The extensive research conducted at such tourist sites allows for a broader insight into the current conditions of heritage in rural communities across the country. In order to fill the gap in this field of research, this paper focuses on the relationship between archaeology and the local community at three major archaeological sites in
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