Place construction in the context of world heritage tourism: the case of ‘Kaiping<i>Diaolou</i>and Villages’

Sun, Jing; Zhou, Yi; Wang, Xueji

doi:10.1080/14766825.2017.1395441

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“…Cultural identity is a dynamic process rather than a static one. Ethnic policies vary with social backgrounds and national conditions with the aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination ( Luo, 2019 ), strengthen social bonds, resolve cultural conflicts and build cultural intimacy ( Kania-Lundholm and Lindgren, 2017 ), reconstruct local social entities ( Sun et al, 2019 ).…”

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Research hotspots and frontiers of ethnic cultural identity——based on analysis of “web of science” database

Kuang,

Gao,

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Cultural identity is of great significance to the formation of group consensus and the establishment of cultural self-confidence. In order to understand the history, current situation and trend, and provide theoretical support for future research, this paper makes a quantitative analysis of knowledge map including annual publication volume, trend, distribution of authors and institutions, co-occurrence, clustering and timeline of keywords as well as emergent keywords on the literature concerning ethnic cultural identity published in “Web of Science” database for a period from 2012 to 2022, with CiteSpace software as a tool. The results show an overall upward trend with diversified ethnic and regional characteristics; major institutions including universities of the U.S., the U.K., Australia, China and other countries and regions engage in their research from different disciplines such as psychology, sociology, ethnology and education; the researchers have not formed a core group of authors despite their accumulating number; research hotspots are indicated by keywords such as national identity, identity, ethnic identity and attitude; specifically, keyword clusters fall into three categories: emotional perception, multicultural identity process and ethnic cultural adaptability; researchers probe into various issues at different stages with direct relation to international situations and regional cultures. This study has positive implications for understanding and mastering the current research hotspots and development trends of ethnic cultural identity in the world.

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Section: Analysis Of Research Hotspots and Frontiermentioning

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Research hotspots and frontiers of ethnic cultural identity——based on analysis of “web of science” database

Kuang,

Gao,

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Many issues hinder the sustainable development and management of heritage tourism in developing countries. Lack of political will, government priorities, and financial assistance are the main constraints to WH management [101][102][103]. Although governments do not hesitate to develop tourism, their mismanagement is inevitably criticized [104][105][106].…”

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Research progress and knowledge system of world heritage tourism: a bibliometric analysis

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In the context of integrating culture and tourism, world heritage tourism research has become a focus in tourism research in recent years. There are increasing discussions in academic circles on the content and methods of this field. Clarifying the knowledge system of research is conducive to dialogue with international theoretical frontiers and integrating, analyzing, and predicting the progress and lineage from a more comprehensive perspective. Still, few studies on the knowledge system of world heritage tourism research have been conducted. To fill this gap, this study uses the SSCI and SCI sub-databases of Web of Science Core Collection as the data source with the help of CiteSpace and VOSviewer software to measure the knowledge system of world heritage tourism research. A bibliometric analysis of 567 publications between 1992 and 2020 was conducted to construct a framework of a knowledge system based on literature statistics and content analysis, revealing the geographic research regions, theories and methods, themes and contents, trend evolution, and future research inspiration. The results show that: (1) the number of publications tends to increase gradually, with the highest in 2019. The authors and research institutions are mainly concentrated in Europe, America, East Asia. China has the highest publications. More literature on cultural heritage as a geographical study area than natural heritage. (2) The research themes, objects, and methods of the sample literature have become more diversified with the advancement of the research stage. The literature on multi-stakeholder research is the largest, followed by tourism impacts and research on World Heritage Sites’ resource management techniques and methods. These studies provide a multifaceted interpretation of the sustainable development of World heritage tourism, mainly from the perspectives of both supply and demand. However, the theoretical system is still incomplete. (3) Future research should strengthen the theoretical system construction, research innovation, cooperation, and research exchange in world heritage tourism research. Pay more attention to the research on the pluralistic value system of world heritage. Focus on exploring research on world heritage tourism’s resilience and localization dilemmas under the impact of the New Crown epidemic. To reveal the synergistic mechanisms and paths of diversified livelihoods of World Heritage Sites’ residents in ecologically fragile and impoverished areas.

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“…A study, by Gao et al (2021) in the Honghe Hani Rice Terraces World Heritage Site, shows that homestay operators neither see their hostel business to be directly related to heritage, nor consider it as an innovation. Also, the difficulties in using traditional resources increase whenever there is a conflict in common resource utilisation in rural heritage (Sun et al , 2019 ;Zhang et al , 2015). For example, if entrepreneurs utilize traditional elements creatively to produce products or services without the express consent from the wider community or local administrative authorities, it may attract criticism (Simons, 2000;Yachin and Ioannides, 2020;Yang et al , 2014).…”

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“…For example, in Kaiping Diaolou and surrounding villages – a UNESCO World Heritage site in China, some large tourism developers held a series of tourism activities, such as classical car exhibition and the Dream Island events. Unfortunately, these seemingly novel tourism products tarnished the heritage village as an inauthentic place, as suggested by symbolic consumption (Sun et al , 2019). It also has attracted significant number of residents to engage in tourism-related livelihoods, which is not a bad thing by itself, but has led to the loss of traditional skills, livelihoods and customs (Wall and Mathieson, 2006).…”

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Process framework for innovation through tradition and its antecedents in rural heritage B&B

Wang

Liu

Chan

et al. 2022

IJCHM

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Purpose Innovation through tradition (ITT) is an increasingly important area of research particularly in the creative and cultural industries. The purpose of this study is to develop a process framework of ITT for rural heritage bed and breakfast (B&B) sector and investigate the antecedents and challenges of ITT implementation. Design/methodology/approach Nine heritage B&Bs displaying successful ITT in Songyang county in China were selected as the research site. Multiple cases of B&B were interviewed, and some observations were conducted. This study adopted the process-oriented reflexive critical incident technique to collect qualitative data and analysed it thematically. Findings Based on the findings, a five-phase innovation framework is proposed to demonstrate how ITT could be achieved in practice. These phases are idea generation, idea evaluation, initial implementation, continuing implementation and sustaining improvement. Three key antecedents (experience corridors, networks and institutional pressures) of ITT implementation were also identified. Practical implications This study has showed that rural heritage B&Bs can differentiate themselves from competition by the means of ITT. This study proposes a process framework for this kind of innovation bringing to light the required steps, the antecedents and key activities which the practitioners should pay great attention. This study highlights the needs for continuing and sustaining innovations in the long term. Originality/value This study proposes a novel five-phase process framework of ITT to encompass the innovation activities in heritage setting. For practitioners, this study recommends enhancing the sensing capability of local entrepreneurs through personal travel experience and establishing business networks as the key antecedents of a successful ITT under rural heritage setting.

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Place construction in the context of world heritage tourism: the case of ‘KaipingDiaolouand Villages’

Cited by 11 publications

References 31 publications

Research hotspots and frontiers of ethnic cultural identity——based on analysis of “web of science” database

Research hotspots and frontiers of ethnic cultural identity——based on analysis of “web of science” database

Research progress and knowledge system of world heritage tourism: a bibliometric analysis

Process framework for innovation through tradition and its antecedents in rural heritage B&B

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