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Building Temples in China : Memories, Tourism and Identities
by Selina Ching Chan and Graeme Lang
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Overview
This book examines the revival of worship of the Chinese Deity Huang Daxian and the building of many new temples to the god in mainland China over the last 20 years. It analyses the role of local governments in initiating temple construction projects in China, and how development-oriented temple-building activities in Mainland China reveal the forces of transnational ties, capital, markets and identities, as temples were built with the hope of developing tourism, boosting the local economy, and enhancing Chinese identities for Hong Kong worshippers and Taiwanese in response to the reunification of Hong Kong to China.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138295308
- ISBN-10: 1138295302
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: May 2017
- Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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