Safeguarding Traditional Villages in China: The Role and Challenges of Rural Heritage Preservation

Zhou, Mengyuan; Chu, Songfeng; Du, Xiaofan

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“…With the promulgation of the policy, urban fringe villages began to relocate and became integrated into the scope of urban planning, which further promoted the demise of traditional villages. By 2007, China's urbanization rate had reached 45% [37]. The rapid economic growth promoted the population transfer.…”

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Spatial Evolution of Traditional Village Dwellings in Heilongjiang Province

2023

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Heilongjiang Province belongs to the temperate continental monsoon climate. The special climatic conditions have resulted in the creation of unique traditional dwellings, which is a field worth studying. In order to study the spatial form of the traditional village dwellings in Heilongjiang Province, we conducted field research, administered a questionnaire survey, and mapped the traditional village dwellings in the region from the 1950s to the 1990s. Through field visits to the village of Aihui and other villages, conversations with the masses, and field measurements of the local traditional dwellings, we summarized the development and evolution process of the traditional village dwellings in Heilongjiang Province. With the support of materials and data, this paper discusses the evolution process of the traditional village dwellings from the aspects of housing, space, material, heating, and so on. With the development of the economy, the population is gradually outflowing, which has resulted in housing problems, which are particularly prominent. The speed at which traditional villages are disappearing is also striking. According to official statistics, an average of 1.6 traditional villages disappears every day in China. In order to curb this phenomenon, reasonable suggestions are put forward on issues such as heritage protection and cultural industry development to provide a reference for follow-up research on the traditional village dwellings in Heilongjiang Province.

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Spatial Evolution of Traditional Village Dwellings in Heilongjiang Province

2023

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“…In the first place, there is the nostalgia for a modest and traditional way of life in the countryside. This is conveyed by the simplicity of the materials and typological characteristics of vernacular architecture (Zhou, Chu, and Du 2019;Pola 2019), which produces an image of cultivation and sophistication among the Chinese middle classes. Secondly, the appeal to the commercial and economic prosperity of the Huizhou area immediately connects with current official narratives of entrepreneurialism in the Jiangnan region of China, a discourse used by the rural and urban growth machine to legitimise modernisation (Law 2020).…”

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The ‘preservation by relocation’ of Huizhou vernacular architecture: shifting notions on the authenticity of rural heritage in China

Martínez

2021

International Journal of Heritage Studies

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The practice of 'preservation by relocation' is representative of China's 'heritage fever'. It is the source of a controversial debate regarding heritage conservation, and it remains understudied from a critical perspective. This paper addresses two cases of 'preservation by relocation' of Huizhoustyle vernacular architecture, rebuilt as part of mixed hotel and residential developments on the outskirts of Shanghai and Shaoxing in China. Through this paper we will argue how the practice of 'preservation by relocation' stretches different notions of authenticity. Our research will show how relocations lead to a shift in the value of vernacular architecture, as it is used for the production of new identity for tourist and real estate developments in China. Using grounded theory based on site visits and semi-structured interviews, this paper proposes that originality and verisimilitude merge to become an authenticity-on-the-making, under the cover of dominant heritage discourses in China. This pursuit determines the heritage conservation practices of relocated assets, as they serve entrepreneurial interests and contribute to wider official narratives about the past in China.

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“…The preservation of traditional village cultural heritage is becoming an increasingly important issue in urban renewal [17][18][19]. Numerous studies have addressed the challenges and opportunities related to safeguarding the cultural heritage of traditional villages worldwide [20,21]. Öter (2010) examined the impact of touristification on cultural heritage, specifically focusing on the marketing of handicrafts to tourists in Turkey.…”

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Trends and Future Directions in Research on the Protection of Traditional Village Cultural Heritage in Urban Renewal

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The process of urbanization has accelerated economic growth while also presenting social challenges. Urban renewal is crucial for achieving sustainable urban development, especially by preserving traditional villages as cultural heritage sites within cities. This study employs Python algorithm programming and visual analysis functions to conduct a bibliometric analysis of 408 research papers on the preservation of traditional village cultural heritage in urban renewal from 1999 to 2023 in the Web of Science core database. The objective is to examine the historical background, current status, and future trends in this area. The analysis explores cooperation networks, co-citation relationships, co-occurrence patterns, and emerging characteristics of research on traditional village cultural heritage protection in urban renewal. It focuses on various aspects, such as authors, institutions, countries, journals, documents, and keywords. The results indicate that the study of traditional village cultural heritage protection in urban renewal can be divided into three developmental stages. “Sustainable development”, “cultural heritage”, “historic urban landscapes”, and “rural revitalization” are the research hotspots and future trends in this field. The results of this study provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of research hotspots in this field and can help researchers willing to work in this research area quickly understand the research frontiers and the general situation.

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Safeguarding Traditional Villages in China: The Role and Challenges of Rural Heritage Preservation

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Spatial Evolution of Traditional Village Dwellings in Heilongjiang Province

Spatial Evolution of Traditional Village Dwellings in Heilongjiang Province

The ‘preservation by relocation’ of Huizhou vernacular architecture: shifting notions on the authenticity of rural heritage in China

Trends and Future Directions in Research on the Protection of Traditional Village Cultural Heritage in Urban Renewal

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