Globalizing community festivals: the case of the community festival in Wanwei, Guangxi, China

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2019

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Emerald Publishing Limited

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to concern the community festival of a Jing minority village in the China–Vietnam border area. Since it was designated as a national-level Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2006, the festival has undergone many changes. The festival has steadily expanded and evolved, assuming characteristics of globalization. How is the globalized character of the Wanwei festival manifested? What are the forces behind the elevation of this local festival onto the register of national events and how did it turn into an event organized by the township?

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Asian Education and Development Studies; Vol. 9 No. 1, 2020; pp. 67-78

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China, Globalization, Cultural change, Community festival, Wanwei village, Jing ethnic in Guangxi

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