Rediscovery of Cultural Landscapes in Southern China

<p>This book investigates the concept of human landscape in rural settlements in Southern China where communities and their cultural landscapes are facing contemporary challenges following a period of rapid urbanization in the last 50 years. </p><p>While metropolitan cities such as Hong Kong are experiencing accelerated urban development underpopulated rural villages are struggling to maintain the cultural heritage of their regions. <i>Rediscovery of Cultural Landscapes in Southern China </i>provides a detailed account into indigenous living cultures in traditional rural settlements upon natural landscapes. Beginning with an overview of the theoretical framework the book presents six unique cases including: Tai O Yim Tin Tsai Lai Chi Wo Nga Tsin Wai Cangdong and Meinong while illustrating a relevant comparison between Hakka and Satoyama landscape systems. The spectrum of theoretical and case analyses allows for a rethinking of the evolving cultural landscape’s positioning with valuable heritages in the context of a post-industrial society. </p><p>The book is written towards reinterpreting the cultural landscape by conceptualizing the human landscape for scholars practitioners and students interested in rural-cultural conservation and revitalization heritage management traditional architecture and landscape planning and urban-rural development.</p>