Reconfiguration of Cultural Resources for Tourism in Urban Villages—A Case Study of Huangpu Ancient Village in Guangzhou

Liying Lin, Desheng Xue and Yi Yu
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Liying Lin: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Desheng Xue: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Yi Yu: School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-16

Abstract: In the course of China’s rapid urbanization, rural places are brought into urban areas, forming semi-urbanization. These semi-urbanized sites suggest a dual urban–rural structure in their form and management. With the slowing down of urbanization, the Chinese government adopted heritage tourism to boost the local economy. Local historic buildings and cultural resources were regenerated and restored in this process. This paper aims at examining the role of heritage tourism in blurring the boundary of rurality and urbanity, boosting local economy, and revitalizing the areas with cultural-led development. In this paper, we analyzed the Huangpu Ancient Village’s regeneration process. We argue that the Huangpu Ancient Village integrates local historical and cultural resources to boost the local economy, simultaneously adopting urban renewal and rural revival strategies. This paper contributes to the body of literature addressing villages in urban areas, breaking the duality of urbanity and rurality.

Keywords: urbanization; cultural orientation; China; urban village regeneration; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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