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Authenticity, Preservation, and Transnational Space: Comparing Yin Yu Tang and the Linden Centre
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| Abstract | This essay discusses the problem of “authenticity” both on a theoretical and a practical level through a close comparison of two examples of Chinese rural architecture that have been repurposed: Yin Y...u Tang and the Linden Centre. Yin Yu Tang was transferred from its original location in the Huizhou Region to the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA (USA). Yang’s compound, known today as the Linden Centre, still stands at its original site in Xizhou, Yunnan Province, but has been transformed into an American-run boutique hotel and destination for culturally invested tourists. Based on an art historical approach that is informed by the social sciences, museum studies, and tourism studies, the author argues that both Yin Yu Tang and the Linden Centre use recontextualization to cultivate an authenticity found within the framework of display. Both structures share similar histories of recontextualization and provide the contemporary visitor a chance to escape from reality to experience the past, the foreign, and the endangered. However, the two examples also provide insight into current tendencies of preservation efforts as well as the future of this endeavor must increasingly consider the intersections of space, time, and display. Considering the two architectural ensembles in their past, present, and future incarnations, the author argues for a multifaceted, long-term approach to heritage preservation that moves beyond simplistic appeals to the illusory ideal of authenticity.show more |
| Table of Contents | Introduction The Past The Present The Future Conclusion |
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| Created Date | 2020.04.14 |
| Modified Date | 2024.05.01 |