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Considerations of a Swiss Monument Preservationist during a Visit to Traditional Villages in China: The Yunnan Shaxi Rehabilitation Project as an Opportunity
Christian Renfer
Swiss Federal Department of Culture, Zurich, Switzerland
Email: chr1943@hotmail.de
ABSTRACT The article elaborates the thoughts and recommendations from a Swiss monument preservationist view point towards the issues and developments of rural cultural landscapes in China, with case studies on the joint Swiss–Chinese Rehabilitation Project of Shaxi, and the traditional villages in the provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi.
KEYWORDS Shaxi Rehabilitation Project, cultural landscape preservation, spatial planning, Chinese village
Received 16 Dec 2016, Accepted 21 Feb 2017
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