An article entitled “Managing Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Context of Tourism: Chinese Officials’ Perspectives” by Yunnan University (YNU) scholar Su Junjie is recently published by the internationally-renowned periodical Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change. [Photo/ynu.edu.cn]

A paper entitled “Managing Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Context of Tourism: Chinese Officials’ Perspectives” by Yunnan University (YNU) scholar Su Junjie was recently published by the internationally renowned periodical Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change. 

Su’s paper introduced China’s administrative system for protecting intangible cultural heritage items, marking the first time the international academic community has done so.

According to YNU authorities, Su’s findings are of great significance to the study of international authorized heritage course. 

Su Junjie is a doctoral degree holder employed by YNU in 2018 as part of the university’s High-Level Talent Introduction Program. He is currently an associate professor at YNU’s Institute for Cultural Development and a member of the Association of Critical Heritage Studies. 

His research interests focus on the management of intangible cultural heritage items, heritage tourism, world heritage, and the cultural innovation industry. 

The Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change (JTCC) is an international peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal. It critically examines the potential relationships, tensions, conflicts, and possibilities that exist between tourism and culture in an increasingly complex and globalized world.

JTCC provides a forum for debate on differing local, regional, national, and international understandings of identity. Economic restructuring, recognition of the cultural dimension of biodiversity and sustainable development, contests related to the impact of tourist behavior on cultural diversity, and multicultural ambitions are all important focuses of JTCC.