Recognition of Values of Traditional Villages in Southwest China for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Liufang Village
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Research Background
1.2. Literature Review
2. Research Area and Cultural Landscape Theory
2.1. Research Area
2.2. Data Analysis and Interpretation Methods
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- This study mainly uses the content analysis method to analyze the theme. Based on the literature and preset framework, this paper describes the value, carrier, and related groups of the rural cultural landscape in Southwest ethnic poor areas, redefines the value theme of the rural cultural landscape, and constructs the relationship between value themes.
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- Drawing lessons from Anselm L. Strauss’s analytical method of grounded theoretical paradigm and using NVivo software, this paper analyzes the in-depth interview data step by step, integrates the coding to extract the main category, and takes the current rural value cognition of various stakeholders as the whole to guide the interpretation of all categories.
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- Finally, these data are synthesized from the external perspective of the researchers, which are connected with the preset framework to provide a detailed and in-depth analysis and a comprehensive explanation. This paper does not aim to explore the mechanism behind the rural value cognition of the current stakeholders, and therefore, it does not make further theoretical model construction.
2.3. Traditional Villages as Typical Cultural Landscape
3. Recognizing Liufang Village’s Value from the Perspective of Cultural Landscape
3.1. Settlement Landscape of Dong People in the Low and Middle Mountain Valley Area
3.1.1. Location Selection Based on View of Nature
3.1.2. Village Pattern with Typical Dong Characteristics
3.1.3. Residential Construction Adapting to Nature and Society
3.2. Agricultural Landscape and Activities of Dong People under Traditional Rice Farming
3.2.1. Traditional Rice Farming and “Rice–Fish–Duck” Ecosystem
3.2.2. Diet Structure of Dong Nationality under Rice Culture
3.2.3. Cultural Activities Based on Traditional Agriculture
3.3. Spiritual Landscape of Dong People’s Beliefs, Systems, and Customs
3.3.1. Nature Worship and Landscape Representation
3.3.2. Ancestor Worship and Landscape Carrier
3.3.3. “Sa” Worship and Landscape Construction
3.3.4. Glutinous Rice Worship and Embodiment
4. Cognition of Liufang Village’s Value by Local People
4.1. Interviewee and Value Cognitive Consensus
4.1.1. Interviewee and Content
4.1.2. Concept Extraction and Coding
4.1.3. Cognitive Consensus
4.2. Discussion of Value Cognition
4.2.1. Traditional Culture and Landscape Construction
4.2.2. Tourism Development Opportunities and Challenges
- Accommodation issues
- Lack of talents
- Financial difficulties
- Cultural confidence is not enough
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Category (24) | Main Category (6) | Principal Coding | Selective Coding |
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A1. Building tradition | Public space landscape of residents inhabiting | Traditional culture and landscape construction | Value cognitive consensus of Liufang village |
A2. Drum tower | |||
A3. Stone road | |||
A4. Bridge | |||
A5. Barn | |||
A6. Village Gate | |||
A7. Pavilion and Well | |||
A8. Traditional way of rice-fish-duck livelihood | Agricultural landscape and cultural customs | ||
A9. Traditional festivals | |||
A10. Stage and Dong opera and song | |||
A11. Nature worship | Spiritual landscape of belief and worship | ||
A12. “Sa” worship | |||
A13. Ancestor worship | |||
A14. Profound cultural heritage | Great tourism development potential | Tourism development opportunities and challenges | |
A15. Abundant resources | |||
A16. Convenient transportation | |||
A17. Tourism activities | |||
A18. Good environment | Excellent natural and humanistic environment | ||
A19. Natural organic food | |||
A20. Warm and honest people | |||
A21. Insufficient funds | Traditional culture inheritance and crisis | ||
A22. Lack of talents | |||
A23. Villagers’ cultural confidence needs to be strengthened | |||
A24. Traditional handicraft is declining |
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Xu, Q.; Wang, J. Recognition of Values of Traditional Villages in Southwest China for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Liufang Village. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7569. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147569
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Chicago/Turabian StyleXu, Qing, and Jing Wang. 2021. "Recognition of Values of Traditional Villages in Southwest China for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Liufang Village" Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7569. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13147569