Crouching the tiger,or hiding the dragon?scale in China’s heritage production  

作　　者：Yi Yu June Wang 

机构地区：[1]East China Normal University,No.500 Dongchun Rd,Shanghai,200241,China [2]Department of Public and International Affairs,College of Liberal Arts and Social Science,City University of Hong Kong,Tat Chee Avenue,Hong Kong,China

出　　处：《Built Heritage》2024年第2期1-12,共12页建成遗产（英文）

摘　　要：In the built heritage studies,the intricate web of social and selective processes that defne heritage is evident.These processes are,in many cases,intertwined with the notion of scale,examplifed through the production of heritage sites at the local,national,and transnational scales.While heritage and geography scholars have articulated the role played by scale in heritage-making and argue against a rigid,fxed,and hierarchical understanding of scale,they highlight the constant reproduction of scale.There is,so far,limited explanation of how the perception of scale gets reproduced and how crucial actors manipulate scalar power and resources for heritage making and the reproduction of scale.To fll this gap,this paper delves into China's Mainland’s heritage-making,using the southern Anhui historical villages as an example.Based on intensive 5-month feld research,this paper has three fndings:1)The nomination process for a World Heritage Site is notably infuenced by politics and selectivity;2)Diverse stakeholders are pivotal in shaping heritage narratives;3)Individual contributions to heritage creation directly interact with,and subsequently reshape,‘scale’,an entity that is simultaneously discursive and tangible.By integrating the notion of‘scale’into heritage discussions,we illuminate two concurrent processes:creating hierarchies through rule assimilation by interpreting the UNESCO standard internally and evolving socio-spatial dynamics via the manifestation of individual agency with resource manipulation,scale jumping,and reproduction of scale.This approach aligns with the material orientation in human geography and repositions‘scale’.Here,it’s not just an epistemological framework but also a tangible force that steers individual perceptions and actions and yields measurable material impacts.

关 键 词：HERITAGE SCALE China 

分 类 号：TU-09[建筑科学—建筑理论]