Intangible heritage, and future past of rural Vietnam

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

Bibliographic Data

ID19554336
AuthorsSandra Goh (0000-0003-0887-6704, Auckland University of Technology), Ian Yeoman (0000-0003-0860-5584, Stenden University of Applied Sciences)
Year2021
Volume7
Issue2
Pages216-225
Publication date2021-06-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Tourism Futures (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2055-5911 • E-ISSN: 2055-592X
PublisherEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jtf-12-2019-0147
OpenAlexW3021662307
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

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