A Changing Process of Traditional Built Environment in Yunnan, China

Gao, Yun (2008) A Changing Process of Traditional Built Environment in Yunnan, China. Working Paper. University of California.

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Abstract

This study captures evidence of the different meanings of tradition in two sites in Yunnan province, in Southwest China. It compares the development of the capital city, Kunming, which represents people’s desire for the modernity, to the Old Town in Lijiang county where a traditional environment has been regenerated for tourism. In Kunming, the definitions of old and new, tradition and modern are eventually blurred, whereas in Lijiang, a bold celebration of its regenerated indigenous roots forces people to accept and to think. Both strategies allow the places to compete in and connect to the global economy.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Additional Information:	Published in The Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Working Paper Series, Volume 210 (2008)
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Schools:	School of Art, Design and Architecture > Creative Interdisciplinary Research Centre School of Art, Design and Architecture School of Art, Design and Architecture > Creative Interdisciplinary Research Centre > Sustainability and Ecology in Creative Practices
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Depositing User:	Yun Gao
Date Deposited:	13 Nov 2009 14:41
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2018 14:31
URI:	http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/6081

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