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Affiliation of Author(s):

建筑学院

Journal:

The European Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes

Key Words:

Rural Heritage; Heritage Conservation Policy; China Historical and Cultural Famous Towns (villages); China Traditional Villages

Abstract:

By comparing the preservation status of two types of Chinese rural settlements, the author finds that there are obvious differences in the distribution of protection funds, laws and regulations, and protection measures. There is a lack of scientific in historical value assessment methods, especially in the evaluation of historical environments. In addition, traditional Chinese dwellings with wood as the main structural material, which have poor durability and low adaptability to modern life, are a more fragile “weak heritage” compared to European traditional residential buildings. Old ways of life (including buildings in a living environment) have a habit of inertia, but if it can’t satisfy people’s needs, it will eventually lose people’s faith in it. It doesn’t make sense to hold a tool that has no effect, because it can cause inconvenience in life and even cause people to suffer losses (Fei, 1992). This is precisely why the traditional dwellings have disappeared in China in recent decades. Therefore, in the case of limited government funding, how to guide farmers to consciously protect these precious traditional buildings? The author believes that the solution of the problem needs to start from the economic point of view. At present, among most traditional villages surveyed, farmers’ income sources mainly depend on the primary industry. The heritage value of traditional dwellings has not been passed down into economic value. In addition to pride, farmers with traditional dwellings do not have more enthusiasm and ability to protect traditional dwellings. Therefore, how to help farmers increase their income through dwelling heritage to improve farmers’ enthusiasm for heritage protection is an urgent problem to be solved.

First Author:

Kun LI

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Journal paper

Volume:

Vol.1 2020

ISSN No.:

ISBN 9789463662741

Translation or Not:

no

Date of Publication:

2022-07-07