Intangible heritage, and future past of rural Vietnam

A hero’s journey and creative place-making of Yen Tu’s tourism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19554336
AutoresSandra Goh (0000-0003-0887-6704, Auckland University of Technology), Ian Yeoman (0000-0003-0860-5584, Stenden University of Applied Sciences)
Año2021
Volumen7
Número2
Páginas216-225
Fecha de publicación2021-06-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Tourism Futures (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2055-5911 • E-ISSN: 2055-592X
EditorialEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jtf-12-2019-0147
OpenAlexW3021662307
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas9

Purpose This paper aims to look at the future development of new tourism attractions through the visionary project of a leading Vietnamese developer in a remote area of Northern Vietnam in the Quang Ninh province. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from the theoretical perspective of place-making and the hero’s journey, this paper draws insights from a case study, an interview with two key informants in the private sector and literature review, to generate the drivers that will shape the future of tourism development in Yen Tu. Findings This paper identifies the visionary hero (leader), intangible heritage and creative place-making as the key drivers that will reconstruct and repackage the past for developing tourism destinations. Originality/value This paper extends the existing knowledge in the literature about the natural heritage and sacred mountains of Yen Tu, and included creative place-making to gain insights into the future of tourism development in rural areas

Archaeology · Art · Business · Co-Creation · Destinations · Economics · Geography · Heritage tourism · HERO · Making-of · Management · Originality · Qualitative research · Rural tourism · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Tourism geography · Vietnamese · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · Marketing