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Tourism, formulation of cultural tradition, and ethnicity: a study of the DAIYAN identity of the Wulai Atayal

Cultural change in postwar TaiwanBoulderPublished In 1994 • Pages: 184-201

By: Hsieh, Shih-chung.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
The author discusses the impact of ethno-tourism on an ethnically mixed northern mountain village. While tourism has brought in needed revenue, most businesses are owned by Han Chinese rather than local ethnic groups. Also, much of what is sold as local crafts are manufactured by Han Chinese in the central Taiwan city of Puli. The author argues that the artifacts and designs, although not authentically traditional, nevertheless have become potent symbols of a pan-indigenous identity movement.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Cultural revitalization and ethnogenesis
Travel
Travel services
Ethnic stratification
Inter-ethnic relations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Atayal
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Asia
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
East Asia
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2019
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1964-1990
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Wulai district, New Taipei, Taiwan
NotesAdditional notes
Hsieh Shih-chung
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
92045554
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Atayal (Taiwan people)