Research on the Discovery and Inheritance of the Cultural Genes of Traditional Villages along the Guangxi Xiaohe Ancient Route

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jtm.202413105

Author(s)

Yue Xiao, Jinguang Liu *

Affiliation(s)

School of Tourism Management, Guilin Tourism University, Guilin, Guangxi, 541006, China * Corresponding Author

Abstract

The Guangxi Xiahe Ancient Route, as a vital connecting channel in the ancient Silk Road across land and sea, has been rated as one of the ancient paths in China with tourism value and cultural connotation, worthy of global recommendation. However, the traditional village culture of the Guangxi Xiahe Ancient Route is generally facing development dilemmas, which severely obstructs the inheritance and development of cultural genes. For this reason, this paper, based on gene theory, and combining historical materials, texts, and field surveys, deeply explores and studies the basic elements of the environmental culture, village layout culture, architectural culture, production culture, costume culture, food culture, and courtyard culture of the cultural genes of traditional villages along the Guangxi Xiahe Ancient Route. A cultural map of cultural genes is also constructed. Based on this, it proposes suggestions for protecting and inheriting the cultural genes of traditional villages along the Guangxi Xiahe Ancient Route in the new era, in order to achieve the dynamic inheritance and sustainable development of cultural genes better.

Keywords

Cultural Genes; Traditional Villages; Guangxi Xiahe Ancient Route; Cultural Exploration; Cultural Inheritance

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