Confronting the challenges of economic globalization and cultural homogenization, we are addressing the vexed question that many countries have commonly faced: how and to which extent we can ensure the continued existence of heritage, while conserving the uniqueness of different communities’ identities and celebrating the diverse values of mankind. The Living Heritage, a people-centered and everyday-life oriented conservation approach to cultural heritage management, may just offer us a new insight as to how to balance the delicate dynamic between preserving our cultural inheritance and making changes to them.

Following the inscription of Gulangyu on the World Heritage List in the 41st World Heritage Congress 2017, the total number of China's world cultural heritage sites has reached 36 (including cultural landscapes), which is front rank of the world. The conservation of cultural heritage has gradually become the main vehicle for national development and rejuvenation and has...

Continuity and Celebration of Living Heritage of China

Topic 1: Heritage and Community: Living or Displaying?

Topic 2: Inclusive Heritage: Reinterpretation and engagement

Topic 3: Idea and Materiality: Transformation and Adaptation

Topic 4: Values and Valorization of Cultural Heritage

Topic 5: Technology and Heritage: Creativity in Heritage Management and Monitoring

Topic 6: Creative Cultural Industry and Historical City