Faith in heritage : displacement, development, and religious tourism in contemporary China

Faith in heritage : displacement, development, and religious tourism in contemporary China / Robert J. Shepherd.

Using the example of China's Wutai Shan--recently designated both a UNESCO World Heritage site and a national park--Robert J. Shepherd analyzes Chinese applications of western notions of heritage management within a non-western framework. What does the concept of world heritage mean for a site...

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Main Author: Shepherd, Robert J., 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, ©2013.
Series:Heritage, tourism, and community.
Subjects:
Tourism > China > Wutai Mountains > Religious aspects.
Tourism > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages > China > Wutai Mountains.
Heritage tourism > China > Wutai Mountains.
World Heritage areas > China > Wutai Mountains.
TRAVEL > Asia > China.
Tourism > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Buddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages
Heritage tourism
Manners and customs
Tourism > Religious aspects
World Heritage areas
Geography.
Earth & Environmental Sciences.
Travel & Tourism.
Wutai Mountains (China) > Religious life and customs.
Wutai Mountains (China) > Social life and customs.
China > Wutai Mountains
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