{"product_id":"living-in-heritage-tulou-as-vernacular-architecture-global-asset-and-tourist-destination-in-contemporary-china-paperback","title":"Living in Heritage: Tulou as Vernacular Architecture, Global Asset, and Tourist Destination in Contemporary China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLijun Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYongding County in southeast China is famous for its large, multistory communal vernacular buildings known as \u003ci\u003etulou\u003c\/i\u003e, translated \"rammed earth building.\" These structures were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008.\u003ci\u003e Living in Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e introduces readers outside of China to this classic example of local Chinese architecture in the context of contemporary heritage preservation and tourism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the Yongding Hakka Tulou Folk Culture Village, which is part of Hongkeng Village, author Lijun Zhang examines the on-the-ground processes and effects of heritage-making, UNESCO-inspired tourism, and how locals negotiate the dramatic transformation of their daily, social, and economic lives. Within an age of cultural change beginning at the start of the 21st century, \u003ci\u003eLiving in Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the tulou phenomenon as heritage has and continues to be transformed into cultural, economic, or political capital. Through her careful study, Zhang reveals how the blurring of formerly distinct domains--private and public, local and global--gives rise to a living museum that now relies on insiders and outsiders to preserve their way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiving in Heritage \u003c\/i\u003eoffers an in-depth ethnographic account of the people dwelling and working within traditional tulou architecture in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLijun Zhang is Assistant Professor of Folklore at George Mason University. She is author of Chinese Folk Art and Crafts and editor (with Marsha MacDowell) of Quilts of Southwest China and (with Ziying You) of Chinese Folklore Studies Today: Discourse and Practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 186\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753059647776,"sku":"9780253070975","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/64e0b14c95c23d499e9ab6603f77f029.webp?v=1780011529","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/living-in-heritage-tulou-as-vernacular-architecture-global-asset-and-tourist-destination-in-contemporary-china-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}