Co-existence of cultural and war heritage: The case of Thang Long, Ha Noi Imperial Citadel

H T Bui; Timothy J Lee; M Morishita

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Co-existence of cultural and war heritage: The case of Thang Long, Ha Noi Imperial Citadel

H T Bui, Timothy J Lee and M Morishita

Book of Abstracts, p.59

European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) Conference, 8th (Vienna, Austria, 11-Aug-2015–14-Aug-2015)

2015

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This paper seeks to explore The Central Sector of Thang Long Imperial Citadel - the UNESCO World Heritage listed site (WHS) of Vietnam. Using a case study method, the present research investigates the interpretation of this heritage from the site manage-ment and visitor experience perspectives. Based on a series of interviews with site management board, representative of UNESCO, local reporters and scholars as well as content analysis of the interpretational documentation of the site, the spatial structure of the site is projected. Following this projection, focus groups and interviews with visitors to the site are conducted to find out their interest and perception about the spatial structure of the site. The authors then compare the image purposefully shaped by the site managers to the image perceived by the visitors at the site. Evalu-ation on the effectiveness of site interpretation and the engagement of communist ideology to the interpretation are also analyzed.The study contributes to advance our understanding of heritage interpretation in a socialist state by looking insight into the symbiosis of the culture and war in tourism context. The presentation and interpretation of this interrelation-ship furthers our understanding of the negotiation between the two contrasted identities and how it is perceived and experienced by visitors.

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Title: Co-existence of cultural and war heritage: The case of Thang Long, Ha Noi Imperial Citadel
Authors: H T Bui (Author) - Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Timothy J Lee (Author) - Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
M Morishita (Author) - Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan
Publication details: Book of Abstracts, p.59
Conference details: European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS) Conference, 8th (Vienna, Austria, 11-Aug-2015–14-Aug-2015)
Publisher: European Association for Southeast Asian Studies
Date published: 2015
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450951302621
Output Type: Abstract

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