Cultural Landscape Development Integrated with Rural Revitalization: A Case Study of Songkou Ancient Town

Jing Shen and Rung-Jiun Chou
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Jing Shen: PhD Program in Design, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung-Pei Road, Chung-Li District, Taoyuan City 32023, Taiwan
Rung-Jiun Chou: Department of Landscape Architecture, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung-Pei Road, Chung-Li District, Taoyuan City 32023, Taiwan

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-20

Abstract: As a form of World Heritage, cultural landscapes have evolved linked with production systems and living space and have become an important topic of rural studies worldwide. This paper attempts to examine the development experiences of local revitalization combined with the cultural landscape in Songkou ancient town, China. Firstly, the rural livelihood-based landscape characteristics of mixing natural and man-made environments are the resources of cultural landscape development. Secondly, community action forms the cultural landscape through a spatial identification process involving place, identity, and heritage. Thirdly, “experience grafting” is a coordinated action for industrial development that has allowed the experience of community revitalization in Taiwan to make an effective contribution to the cultural landscape development of Songkou ancient town. The main findings are as follows: (1) The close connection between man and nature is confirmed from the perspective of landscape cognition and provides farmers with a means of earning a living. Hence, agricultural activities meet the principles of sustainable and organic agriculture by using natural resources responsibly. (2) By considering ecological orchards as cultural landscapes, community actions promote a consensus of local values and an effective way of making a livelihood.

Keywords: ancient town; cultural landscape; rural revitalization; Songkou (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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