Heritage and tourism development in China's former international concessions. Tianjin as a place study

IF 3 Q2 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Tourism Cities Pub Date : 2023-06-09 DOI:10.1108/ijtc-05-2022-0133

M. Gravari-Barbas, S. Guinand, Yue Lu, Xinyu Li

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Purpose Between 1840s and 1940s, 27 occidental concessions have been created in several cities in China which represented difficult signs and memories for Chinese. Nowadays, these territories are experiencing a joint phenomenon of heritagization and tourismification which makes them experimental theaters for modern urban life and identity. Taking the former concessions of Tianjin as place study, the purpose of this study is to analyze the role of the heritage and tourism in the former concessions in city branding and more specifically the actors, approaches and products of this phenomenon. Design/methodology/approach This research draws on the comparison and analysis of two place studies in China. The authors base their analysis on semi-structured interviews in Chinese with previously identified stakeholders. In all, 20 individuals, including developers, public authority representatives, business owners, academics and conservation association members, were interviewed. This research was completed, updated and triangulated by content analysis of Web-based materials; official documents such as urban plans, guidelines and urban and tourism strategies collected during the fieldwork, as well as non-intrusive spatial observations of the concession and its various developments. Findings The results of this study show that the heritage in the former concessions has become an attractive tool for the city branding through tourism development, often led by the public actors with the participation of private entrepreneurs. Originality/value This study looks at the hybrid dimensions of the former concessions in China. It provides a better understanding of the co-action of heritage and tourism in the processes of territorial rehabilitation, which contributes to both the practitioners and researchers in this domain.

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中国前国际租界的遗产和旅游发展。天津作为一个学习的地方

在19世纪40年代到40年代之间，西方在中国的一些城市建立了27个租界，这些租界代表了中国人的困难标志和记忆。如今，这些地区正在经历一种遗产化和旅游化的共同现象，这使它们成为现代城市生活和身份的实验场所。本研究以天津原租界为研究对象，分析原租界遗产与旅游在城市品牌化中的作用，具体分析这一现象的行动者、途径和产物。设计/方法/方法本研究借鉴了对中国两项地方研究的比较和分析。作者的分析基于与先前确定的利益相关者用中文进行的半结构化访谈。共采访了20位人士，包括发展商、公共当局代表、企业主、学者和自然保育协会成员。本研究通过对网络资料的内容分析完成、更新和三角测量;实地考察期间收集的官方文件，如城市规划、指导方针、城市和旅游战略，以及对特许经营及其各种发展的非侵入性空间观察。本研究的结果表明，通过旅游开发，以前租界的遗产已经成为城市品牌推广的一个有吸引力的工具，通常由公共行动者主导，私营企业家参与。原创性/价值本研究着眼于中国前特许经营的混合维度。它提供了一个更好的理解遗产和旅游在领土恢复过程中的相互作用，这有助于这一领域的从业者和研究人员。

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International Journal of Tourism Cities HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： A peer-reviewed journal, the International Journal of Tourism Cities provides an international forum for the critical study of urban tourism and tourism cities. The journal aims to be inter-disciplinary in its appreciation of tourism cities and tourism in urban areas, and welcomes original, theoretically-informed articles from those involved in the planning, management or marketing of tourism in city destination or places adjoining urban areas. Urban tourism and travel cover many disciplines and impinge on numerous aspects of daily life within cities. Moreover, they play a key role in domestic and international tourism in most countries, and cities often function as key travel gateways and tourism destinations. The International Journal of Tourism Cities contents include primary research articles, expert discussions on current urban tourism issues, and tourism city case studies. Articles are selected that are relevant to both academics and practitioners. The journal particularly encourages contributions on contemporary topics and issues in urban tourism including smart cities and tourism, environmental impact and sustainable tourism development in cities, citizen and stakeholder involvement in tourism, city destination governance, and the development of policies and standards for city tourism development. The International Journal of Tourism Cities has four distinct purposes: To encourage greater research and scholarship related to tourism in urban settings. To stimulate more interdisciplinary research on tourism in cities, particularly the integration of tourism and urban studies theories and principles. To generate more research studies on tourism at the edge of cities, where urban and rural areas converge. To create more literature on best practices in city tourism worldwide through in-depth analyses and the production of exemplary case studies.