• Journal of Geographical Sciences
  • Vol. 30, Issue 12, 2076 (2020)
Chunla LIU1、2、*, Liping WU1、2, Mei XU3, Fanchao ZENG1、2, and Lipeng JIAO1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Resources and Environment Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Geospatial Big Data Mining and Application, Hunan Province, Changsha 410081, China
  • 3College of Tourism, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11442-020-1828-2 Cite this Article
    Chunla LIU, Liping WU, Mei XU, Fanchao ZENG, Lipeng JIAO. Building national eco-cultural protection areas and the Xiangxi practice in Hunan Province[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(12): 2076 Copy Citation Text show less
    Distribution of 21 national eco-cultural protection experimental areas in ChinaNote: 1. Minnan eco-cultural protection experimental area; 2. Huizhou eco-cultural protection experimental area; 3. Regong eco-cultural protection experimental area; 4. Qiangzu eco-cultural protection experimental area; 5. Hakka (Meizhou) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 6. Wuling mountain (Xiangxi) Tujia and Miao nationalities eco-cultural protection experimental area; 7. Ocean fisheries (Xiangshan) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 8. Jinzhong eco-cultural protection experimental area; 9. Weishui eco-cultural protection experimental area; 10. Diqing eco-cultural protection experimental area; 11. Dali eco-cultural protection experimental area; 12. Shanbei eco-cultural protection experimental area; 13. Bronze drum (Hechi) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 14. Southeast Guizhou ethnic eco-cultural protection experimental area; 15. Hakka (South Jiangxi) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 16. Gesar (Guoluo) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 17. Wuling mountain (Southwest Hubei) Tujia and Miao nationalities eco-cultural protection experimental area; 18. Wuling mountain (Southeast Chongqing) Tujia and Miao nationalities eco-cultural protection experimental area; 19. Rap (Baofeng) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 20. Tibetan (Yushu) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 21. Hakka (Western Fujian) eco-cultural protection experimental area
    Fig. 1. Distribution of 21 national eco-cultural protection experimental areas in ChinaNote: 1. Minnan eco-cultural protection experimental area; 2. Huizhou eco-cultural protection experimental area; 3. Regong eco-cultural protection experimental area; 4. Qiangzu eco-cultural protection experimental area; 5. Hakka (Meizhou) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 6. Wuling mountain (Xiangxi) Tujia and Miao nationalities eco-cultural protection experimental area; 7. Ocean fisheries (Xiangshan) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 8. Jinzhong eco-cultural protection experimental area; 9. Weishui eco-cultural protection experimental area; 10. Diqing eco-cultural protection experimental area; 11. Dali eco-cultural protection experimental area; 12. Shanbei eco-cultural protection experimental area; 13. Bronze drum (Hechi) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 14. Southeast Guizhou ethnic eco-cultural protection experimental area; 15. Hakka (South Jiangxi) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 16. Gesar (Guoluo) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 17. Wuling mountain (Southwest Hubei) Tujia and Miao nationalities eco-cultural protection experimental area; 18. Wuling mountain (Southeast Chongqing) Tujia and Miao nationalities eco-cultural protection experimental area; 19. Rap (Baofeng) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 20. Tibetan (Yushu) eco-cultural protection experimental area; 21. Hakka (Western Fujian) eco-cultural protection experimental area
    Conceptual framework for eco-cultural protection areas
    Fig. 2. Conceptual framework for eco-cultural protection areas
    Spatial distribution of Chinese traditional villages in Xiangxi
    Fig. 3. Spatial distribution of Chinese traditional villages in Xiangxi
    Framework for constructing ICH learning system
    Fig. 4. Framework for constructing ICH learning system
    Framework for overall protection based on traditional villages
    Fig. 5. Framework for overall protection based on traditional villages
    Framework for combined salvageable preservation and productive protection
    Fig. 6. Framework for combined salvageable preservation and productive protection
    Framework for regional eco-culture and tourism integrated development
    Fig. 7. Framework for regional eco-culture and tourism integrated development
    Framework for building regional overall characteristic theme parks
    Fig. 8. Framework for building regional overall characteristic theme parks
    Crucial indicators of urban and rural population in China(Source: http://tongji.cnki.net/kns55/Dig/dig.aspx)
    Fig. 9. Crucial indicators of urban and rural population in China(Source: http://tongji.cnki.net/kns55/Dig/dig.aspx)
    Crucial indicators of people’s needs for cultural property in China(Source: http://tongji.cnki.net/kns55/Dig/dig.aspx)
    Fig. 10. Crucial indicators of people’s needs for cultural property in China(Source: http://tongji.cnki.net/kns55/Dig/dig.aspx)
    YearMajor policies
    2004Approving “Convention for the Safeguarding of the ICH”; implementing the project of protecting Chinese national folk culture.
    2005Strengthening the protection of China’s ICH; establishing the national ICH list assessment committee; appointing the first national class of ICH representatives; conducting a census of ICH.
    2006Devising various measures for the protection and management of national ICH and the special funds; establishing the national committee of experts on the protection of ICH.
    2007Publishing management measures for the marking of China’s ICH; declaring “Representative Works of Human ICH”; strengthening the protection of time-honored brand ICH.
    2008Formulating provisional measures for the recognition and management of representative inheritors of national ICH projects.
    2009Delivering the third batch of representative successors of national ICH projects.
    2010Aim to protect ICH; building NECPAs.
    2011Issuing “ICH protection law.”
    2012Strengthening productive protection of ICH; promulgating measures for the management of national special funds for the protection of ICH.
    2014Publishing the list of the fourth national class of ICH representational projects.
    2016Establishing “Cultural and Natural Heritage Day.”
    2017Implementing the project of inheritance and development of Chinese excellent traditional culture; implementing the revitalization plan for Chinese traditional crafts.
    2018Publishing management measures for NECPAs; supporting the establishment of ICH poverty alleviation and employment workshops.
    Table 1.

    Policy orientation of China’s intangible cultural heritage (ICH) protection since 2004 (Source: http:// www.ihchina.cn/index.html.)

    Chunla LIU, Liping WU, Mei XU, Fanchao ZENG, Lipeng JIAO. Building national eco-cultural protection areas and the Xiangxi practice in Hunan Province[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(12): 2076
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