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China's ghost city: popular religion, tourism and local development in Fengdu.

Tan, Xilin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-127). / Abstracts in English and Chinese ; includes Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Controversies over the Ghost City --- p.1 / Fengdu --- p.2 / The Ghost City and Popular Religion --- p.3 / The Three Gorges Reservoir and the Relocation --- p.8 / Developing Tourism --- p.9 / Popular Religion in China --- p.13 / Revival of Popular Religion --- p.13 / Legitimatization of Popular Religion --- p.15 / Organization of the thesis --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- The Landscape of Fengdu --- p.20 / Landscape of Fengdu County --- p.20 / The Reservoir Area in Chongqing --- p.20 / Population --- p.23 / Influence of the Dam --- p.25 / Fengdu Religious Landscape --- p.30 / The Ghost City after the 1980s --- p.33 / The Divine Palace: A Modern Amusement Park --- p.48 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Legitimating the Ghost City --- p.51 / The Ghost City in Dispute --- p.51 / The Ambiguous Use of Wenhua --- p.52 / “The Culture of the Ghost City´ح --- p.54 / Promoting Righteousness --- p.56 / New Symbols of Fengdu: from Ghost to Divinity --- p.60 / Promoting the Ghost City --- p.63 / Another Version of Local Culture --- p.65 / Conclusion --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Fengdu Temple Festival 2009 --- p.70 / Fengdu Incense Festival in the Past --- p.70 / Festival Origins and the Incense Festival Before 1949 --- p.70 / Names and Organization --- p.73 / The Fengdu Temple Festival in 2009 --- p.75 / The Parade: Memories of Fengdu --- p.77 / Emperor of the Netherworld and His Wedding --- p.78 / Fengdu in History and the New Cultural Symbolism --- p.80 / People's Participation --- p.80 / Conclusion --- p.84 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- People's Religious Life in Current Fengdu --- p.87 / Tourism and Its Influence --- p.87 / Tour Guides --- p.87 / Communal Temples --- p.96 / The Wantian Shrine --- p.101 / Why do local people go to the Ghost City? --- p.102 / Spirit Mediums --- p.107 / Grandma Long --- p.108 / Water Bowl Augur --- p.109 / A Physiognomist --- p.110 / Conclusion --- p.111 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion --- p.113 / A Rise of Superstition? --- p.113 / In the Name of Development --- p.115 / Promoting Tourism as a Means to Vitalize the County's Economy --- p.116 / The Wenhua of the Ghost City --- p.117 / The Culture of the Ghost City --- p.118 / The Lost Ghost --- p.118 / Popular Religious Practices in Daily Life --- p.119 / Alternative Interpretations of the Ghost City --- p.119 / Local Pilgrim --- p.121 / Bibliography --- p.124

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327373
Date January 2011
ContributorsTan, Xilin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xi, 127 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng), China, Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng), Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng, China), Fengdu Xian (Sichuan Sheng, China)
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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