Vernacular house as an attraction: illustration from hutong tourism in Beijing
✍ Scribed by Ning Wang
- Book ID
- 104314816
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 817 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0261-5177
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✦ Synopsis
This paper discusses the recent experiences of vernacular house tourism in China, based on a case study of hutoug tourism in Beijing. It is argued that the vernacular house could he an important cultural resource for tourism development. The theoretical implications of vernacular house tourism are examined. It is suggested that vernacular house tourism helps to communicate local cultural identity to visitors, to reduce the negative impact of moderniazation upon local traditions and traditional styles of houses, and to satisfy tourists' demands for greater authenticity. However, vernacular house tourism is a highly fragile type of tourism. If it is to be sustained, sound and careful planning and management is needed.