Cultural Heritage And Cultural Culture

In the Chinese culture drinking ginger tea is a means of protecting health and keeping the Yin and Yang in balance. For example, hot energy can be cooled by a cool herbal tea, or cold energy can be warmed by warm herbal tea. The culture also tends to protect their elders from bad news. For example, a son may divert the conversation

Just like modern day tourists, the tourism industry has been on a steady, fast paced journey due to technological evolution. With the affordability and easy accessibility, traveling potential has greatly increased. Sometimes, it is the destination that matters along with the people you go on the voyage with. This paper will analyze Isla Holbox as a cultural destination.

It is clear that cultural tradition delivers set foundations into a person’s lifetime, giving identity and sense of belonging to a person and their social group. It allows individuals to feel part of something and understand their ancestral values and customs. Several people believe that it is very important to preserve cultural traditions because they feel as if tradition is the main enabler to a shared identity and to a construction of social consistency and unity. People also believe that conservancy of cultural traditions forms exclusive bonds within members of the community, holding people with the same background together to pass on cultural values, and excluding those who aren’t part of the culture. They think that the actual preservation of traditions means not to change the customs and traditions, to not grow from our culture, for example not learning another language because you already know your mother tongue. It is a way to group up and tag everyone in a form of an alliance, and to have better organization and awareness of where everyone comes from.

Intellectual Heritage 851 incorporated a variety of novels and narratives written throughout different points in time. Some of these texts were familiar, and some I had never seen or heard of. The constant reading and analyzation that came with this course and its readings were intense, but the hard work did not come with a reward. These texts were beneficial because they taught and allowed me to further develop my analyzation skills. These texts aided the growth in my ability to critically analyze readings and comprehend the deeper meanings that are between the lines due to the variety/type of the required readings and the time and effort it took to understand them.

When we study old cultures we learn how people adapt to their environment and cope with natural disasters. We learn how patterns of immigration affect languages and why civilizations thrive or die out. Studying the remints of culture, help us understand how people lived long ago, and helps us understand our own civilization. However, not all of the world heritage sites are ancient ruins; also included are Australia’s modern Sydney Opera House, the Tower of London, in England, The Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor, and other recognizable structures. These are all impressive places of outstanding value to people around the world.

What is heritage tourism? Heritage tourism is defined as “traveling to experience the places, artifacts, and activities that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present. It includes historic, cultural and natural attractions.” It is important because it shows what we as people or citizens of a certain area or region considers value enough to preserve it and pass it on to future generations. There are also a lot of economic benefits to heritage tourism; it creates a lot of jobs and diversifies the local economy.

Millions of people go up and down its steps, some of them knowing their past, others taking pictures in it while knowing little of the cultural importance. The landscape itself is a city, and should not be forgotten. A city welcomes people, and allows for many cultures to be living together in one location. In the case of Teotihuacan, it is not enough to debate who owns it, the debate should entertain ways people could work together to conserve the site, and allow everyone to have a similar knowledge of what each step means. The indigenous should not be pushed away, and the tourists should still be encouraged to visit. After all, the indigenous economy also depends on tourist activity, and the sale of their art and work to a curious other. Much like this symbiosis on the grounds of the site, the cooperation of all parties should be promoted on a facilitative level. The government knows the ins and outs of efficiently running the tourist site, yet the indigenous have alternative knowledge to offer the visitors. Whether their participation comes in the form of workshops, culturally immersive tours or seats at the administrative table, the indigenous should be welcomed into playing a more active role in the tourism that takes place at Teotihuacan, to ensure the wellbeing of the site. The tourist still seeks what is authentic, and the actions taken by the indigenous will allow for Teotihuacan to once again be transformed

The European Heritage Days aim to raise awareness of Europe 's cultural richness and diversity, to increase appreciation of Europe 's cultural heritage, and encourage greater tolerance for other cultures across Europe. They invited all of Europe to respond to the social, political, and economic challenges of the culture sector. The European Heritage Days, launched in 1985, take place in the fifty signatory states to the European Cultural Convention, putting new cultural treasures on display and opening up historic buildings normally closed to the public. European Heritage sites are milestones in the creation of today’s Europe. To walk through one of these sites is to experience European values and civilization in the making. These sites celebrate and symbolize European integration, ideals, values and history. They are cautiously selected for their symbolic values and the roles they play in the European history and the activities they offer in order to bring the European Union and its citizens closer together.

Since decades ago, the natural heritages has become the increasingly popular attractions, attracting a large number of people to visit, mainly due to the growing concern of environment protection and the rising living standard. People pursue the uniqueness of attraction, which the natural heritages have, that there is a great demand for this activity. The GBR is the representative one, catering to the demand of millions of visitors annually. The tourism industry is flourishing and make a great contribution to the GBR while it also offer a valuable and enjoyable experience to visitors, generating mutually beneficial relationship between them.

What is heritage and who has the power to determine the entities that own these cultural artifacts and the way that heritage is remembered in society? Lowenthal states that heritage illustrates society’s ancestries, artifacts, and cultural identity (Lowenthal, 22). Barber addresses how government can alter the interpretation of a culture. The articles in The Antiquities Act expressed the importance that legislative actions have in the field of cultural resource management through the protection of antiquities that represented the nation’s heritage. The theme of the readings depicts the influence that a country’s government has in preserving and interpreting its nation’s culture. When analyzing the theme, it is important to understand how claiming

Gandhi, a revolutionist in India once said, “I do not want my house to be rounded and my windows to be closed to other cultures. I wish to become familiar with the culture of lands as much as possible, but I will not permit them to affect me or shake me from my status” (likesuccess.com). Culture does not alter they way one can see the world. The way one sees the world comes from the personal memories and choices one makes in their lifetime. Experiences can awaken and change the viewpoint of someone's traditional stance. This is due to experiences being more personal than heritage. Culture still has an impact, however, a minuscule one at most.

The problematic nature of cultural tourism is a topic that is heavily debated in multiple academic disciplines. Anthropology, sociology, psychology, and economics all have extensive theories about the consequences cultural tourism has on the cultures being exploited by the tourism industry. Further examination of cultural tourism has turned the focus onto the tourists themselves and questioned the validity of their gaze as they are the ones consuming the culture through the witnessing of particular “displays of culture.” These displays could be in the form of community life, food, historical sites, and museums, but arguably the most popular displays of culture tourists consume are the performative aspects of said culture. Including but not exclusive to displays of dance, theatre, and song, tourists see performance as an accessible gateway into a culture. When considering the identity of a spectator in any situation, drama theory is a useful tool in deconstructing the complicated role a spectator has, however, when the situation being viewed is inherently performative, the spectator’s role becomes even more complex. In the use of the term ‘inherently performative,’ one is not limited in analyzing merely performances that are created for spectacle. The function of performance can be regarded as entertainment, political commentary, or in the case of this essay, religious worship.

Cultural landscapes provide a sense of place and identity. They map our relationship with the land over time. An American geographer by the name Carl Sauer wrote an article which explained how cultural landscapes are made up. Religion can shape cultural landscape in various forms, such as sacred site, burial practices, and architecture.

There are two types of relationships between permanence and place. Architectural distinction helps to particularize a place from its surroundings. It is a static permanence. It is related to physical relationship between the building and place, its endurance, firmness and stability. Second fundamental factor is time. Time is responsible to create long lasting dispositions resulting in notable events which help to create permanent traditions that are embedded to its place. This dynamic permanence is based on mental relationship between community and place, through consciousness, awareness and various activities related to it. (Tuan, 2014)

Planning and development are both extremely important factors within the tourism industry and can have both positive and negative effects on the environment, local communities and tourist destinations. “Destination planning aims to limit the negative impacts of cultural tourism upon the history and lifestyles of the local community. An understanding of sustainable tourist development allows for the development of culture without loss of its authentic identity” (Maidment. T. 2012). This statement discusses the importance of planning to avoid having any negative impacts on environments and communities. Because the effects of tourism are so severe to destinations, many natural and cultural resources have been destroyed, therefore tourism planning is vital to preserve and maintain these places for future generations.