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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

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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

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Received 16 Dec 2016, Accepted 21 Feb 2017

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Co-sponsored by

Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Arcplus Group PLC
World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the Auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP)
Shanghai Construction No.4 (Group) Co., Ltd.

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Ministry of Education of PRC

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Tongji University

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Tongji University Press

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