Youcao Ren
Biographic Data
| ID | 7547476 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Youcao Ren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Youcao |
| FAMILY NAME | Ren |
| SIGNATURE | REN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2625-4984 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Outside the Baselines
This chapter experiments with mapping as a radical methodology to explore the personal narratives embedded within Colombo's lived spaces. While traditionally regarded as objective depictions of spatial realities, contemporary geographic scholarship acknowledges the inherent subjectivity of maps, shaped by socio-cultural, historical, and political influences. Maps serve not only as navigational tools but also as repositories of socio-spatial narra…
Between Fengshui and Neighbors
China's ongoing rural transition has led to dramatic infrastructural improvements in rural areas, yet local culture continues to decline. In rural east China fengshui has traditionally informed local building practice and has been revived since the "Reform and Opening" policy of 1978. It is practiced in those regions that have not yet been subjected to wholesale demolition and renewal, where residents are able to express a distinct connection to …
More than ‘urban character’
Reviving traditional burial rituals with feng shui
For centuries feng shui structured the practice of burial in China, only to be prohibited during the People’s Republic when it was declared illegal. With the Reform and Opening-up policy after 1978, feng shui practices have surreptitiously been revived. This paper explores these burial rituals and the way they are impacting on the landscape, both physically and socially. After providing some historical context to indicate how burial was practised…
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More than ‘urban character’
Reviving traditional burial rituals with feng shui
For centuries feng shui structured the practice of burial in China, only to be prohibited during the People’s Republic when it was declared illegal. With the Reform and Opening-up policy after 1978, feng shui practices have surreptitiously been revived. This paper explores these burial rituals and the way they are impacting on the landscape, both physically and socially. After providing some historical context to indicate how burial was practised…
Between Fengshui and Neighbors
China's ongoing rural transition has led to dramatic infrastructural improvements in rural areas, yet local culture continues to decline. In rural east China fengshui has traditionally informed local building practice and has been revived since the "Reform and Opening" policy of 1978. It is practiced in those regions that have not yet been subjected to wholesale demolition and renewal, where residents are able to express a distinct connection to …
Outside the Baselines
This chapter experiments with mapping as a radical methodology to explore the personal narratives embedded within Colombo's lived spaces. While traditionally regarded as objective depictions of spatial realities, contemporary geographic scholarship acknowledges the inherent subjectivity of maps, shaped by socio-cultural, historical, and political influences. Maps serve not only as navigational tools but also as repositories of socio-spatial narra…
China (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Placemaking (2 works) · Rural area (2 works)