The Heritage Turn in China: The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage

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Carol Ludwig Linda Walton

The Heritage Turn in China

The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage

Carol Ludwig, Linda Walton, Yi-Wen Wang

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Routledge
01 December 2025

Museums & museology; Cultural studies

Series: Asian Heritages

The Heritage Turn in China: The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage focuses on heritage discourse and practice in China today as it has evolved from the 'heritage turn' that can be dated to the 1990s. Using a variety of disciplinary approaches to regionally and topically diverse case studies, the contributors to this edited volume show how particular versions of the past are selected, (re)invented, disseminated and consumed for contemporary purposes. These studies explore how the Chinese state utilises heritage not only for tourism, entertainment, educational and commercial purposes, but also as part of broader political strategies on both the national and international stage. Together, they argue that the Chinese state deploys modes of heritage governance to construct new modernities while strengthening collective national identity in support of both its political legitimacy and its claim to status as an international superpower. The authors also consider ways in which state management of heritage is contested by some stakeholders whose embrace of heritage has a different purpose and meaning.

Edited by: Carol Ludwig, Linda Walton, Yi-Wen Wang
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781041188124
ISBN 10: 1041188129
Series: Asian Heritages
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 December 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dr Carol Ludwig is Honorary Research Fellow in Planning (Civic Design) at the University of Liverpool, UK. She is a Chartered Town Planner with professional experience working on heritage conservation planning in English Local Planning Authorities. She has also conducted research for World Heritage UK. Dr Linda Walton is Professor Emerita in the Department of History, Portland State University, United States, and Visiting Professor at the Yuelu Academy Research Institute, Hunan University, People’s Republic of China. Dr Yi-Wen Wang is Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Design, Department of Urban Planning & Design, at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of China.