List members might be interested in the following, a recently published special issue of Cultural History on “Cultural History and Heritage in Chinese Theme Parks,” guest edited by Florian Freitag and Chang Liu
Cultural History, Volume 11, Issue 2 (October, 2022)
Cultural History and Heritage in Chinese Theme Parks
Introduction, by Florian Freitag and Chang Liu
Literary Tourisim and City Branding: The Heritagization of Xu Xiake’s Former Residence in Jiangyin, by Loredana Cesarino
Lu Town: Theme Parks and the Commodification of Literary Culture in China, by Kirk A. Denton and Yichun Xu
Theme Park Imitations: The Case of Happy World (Happy Valley Beijing), by Filippo Carla-Uhink and Florian Freitage
A Chinese ‘High-Tech Theme Park Full of Stories’: Exploring Fantawild Oriental Heritage, by Carissa Baker