Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Zhang, Jing

Keywords

WWOOF, Native-Place, China

Area of Concentration

Chinese Language and Culture

Abstract

In China today, the ease of movement through sociogeographic space has led to an estranged relationship between individuals and their ancestral homelands, and thus a sense of alienation for many urban Chinese. In part to amend this problem, millions of domestic urban tourists seek rural recreation every year. This thesis, using one eco-agritourism venue in Anhui as a case study, examines the changing conditions of 'native-place' as it becomes a commodity, and asks: what are the authentic qualities of the 'local' in a globalizing China?

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