Hybridisation and circulation of models in Tianjin’s former concessions

Autor(en)

Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu

Abstrakt

The Italian and Wudadao districts in Tianjin, China, are two of the former foreign concessions established in the city during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Listed as historic sites in the late 1990s, they are now undergoing a rehabilitation process mobilised by various municipal agencies. These former concessions have become the most emblematic examples of urban regeneration and exotic heritage reutilisation in Tianjin. In this paper, we examine the preservation and rehabilitation of the former concessions from the perspective of hybridisation. In particular, we analyse the heritage trajectories of the former Italian and British concessions to identify the critical elements and forces that have shaped them. What influence did international actors have in their preservation, restoration and transformation? How did the public authorities position these districts in regard to the cultural context? How did their values and criteria evolve? What models were implemented, and how were they appropriated by local actors? We will show how this semi-colonial heritage has been integrated by the local authorities, real estate stakeholders, conservation associations and residents to produce transnational places that transcend geographies and borders.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Geographie und Regionalforschung

Externe Organisation(en)

Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Journal

Journal of Heritage Tourism

Band

16

Seiten

513-532

Anzahl der Seiten

20

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1080/1743873X.2020.1812615

Publikationsdatum

2021

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

507006 Kulturlandschaftsforschung, 507005 Kulturgeographie, 507011 Raumforschung

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

History, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/54a9055a-b664-4761-9db5-238d9595af98