Conserving the comprehensive image of natural settings for World Heritage Sites: A case of the Yu-Long-Xue-Shan Snow Mountain as the landmark for the Old Town of Lijiang

Tianxin, Zhang et Takayoshi, Yamamura et Funilki, Yosuke (2005) Conserving the comprehensive image of natural settings for World Heritage Sites: A case of the Yu-Long-Xue-Shan Snow Mountain as the landmark for the Old Town of Lijiang. In: 15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’, 17 – 21 oct 2005, Xi'an, China. [Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier]

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The authors propose a concept of Comprehen-sive Image of Natural Settings for World Heritage sites. By this we mean that important natural setting elements represent various cultural images that should be understood and preserved in an integrated way.We take the 5,596-meter-high Yu-long-xue-sh-an Snow Mountain in World Heritage city - Lijiang, Yunan Province, China as a case study. As the city’s most important natural setting element, it connects profoundly with the city and is reflected by the local people in multiple ways: 1st, it has a heroic image described constantly in Naxi people's myths and literature; 2nd, it has a symbolic image visualizing as the city’s landma-rk; 3rd, it has a mystery image owing its ever-changing appearance; 4th, it has a practical image as the productive site for many of the city’s construction materials and life resources. In this paper, the authors discuss how the Yu-long-xue-shan Snow Mountain’s various images coexist and interact in Lijiang’s character, literature, music, artifact, building, and townsca-pe. We will further examine how these images can be preserved and utilized in current city development. All these lead to a comprehensive understanding and preservation of the natural settings for the world heritage sites.

Type:	Document issu d'une conférence ou d'un atelier (Article)
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Tianxin, Zhang NON SPECIFIÉ Takayoshi, Yamamura NON SPECIFIÉ Funilki, Yosuke NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	English
Mots-clés libres:	setting; natural setting; mountain; World Heritage; World Heritage List
Sujets:	H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 19. Sites naturels M. CONVENTION DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL > 03. Liste du Patrimoine Mondial H. TYPES DE PATRIMOINE > 13. Centre-villes historiques
Nom du monument, ville, site, musée:	Old Town of Lijiang, China; Yulongxueshan Snow Mountain, China
Numéro WHC:	811
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	2005, 15th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	31 octobre 2010 16:48
Dernière modification:	13 janvier 2011 19:14
Références:	1. World Heritage Committee (1994), Official Record: WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE Sixteenth Session (Santa Fe, USA, 7-14 December 1992), World Heritage Centre. 2. World Heritage Committee (1994), Official Record: Expert Meeting on the “Global Strategy” and thematic studies for a representative World Heritage List (UNESCO Headquarters, 20-22 June 1994), World Heritage Centre. 3. World Heritage Committee (1999), Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention,World Heritage Centre.
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/310

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