Urban Heritage Protection Theory

Author: Ruan Yishan
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Since the advent of modern society, more and more countries have realized that there is an invisible war within the cultural boundaries. In the context of international competition, information sharing, and technological convergence in the 21st century, a nation's security is not only about the gain or loss of fortifications but also involves the way culture exists and its institutions. Rooted in different regions and ethnicities, towns and buildings represent and carry the profound cultures of various ethnic groups. As long as physical artifacts exist, they can firmly hold the ground of this ethnic culture. We often take pride in magnificent and grand buildings, rustic and pure ancient towns, or elegant and beautiful gardens, etc. Only by seriously protecting and preserving these precious traditional towns and buildings with strong Chinese characteristics can we draw nourishment from them, learn from them, and thus create new cities and new architecture for our own nation. This book introduces the author's recent research works on the authenticity of heritage protection, government operations and market mechanisms in heritage conservation, and the reasonable development of heritage tourism.