Culture heritage utilization evaluation of historic villages: 10 cases in the Guangzhou and Foshan Area, Guangdong Province, China

Abstract

The heritage of historic villages is a valuable basic resource, and its utilization is a necessary means for cultural continuation and an important way for the development of villages to be differentiated. In this study, from the perspective of the coordinated development of the heritage utilization and social and economic benefits, historic villages’ heritage utilization was evaluated according to four factors: inheritance, development, society, and economy. Evaluation factors and their priorities were calculated after collecting data through the big data analysis of text, and an evaluation system was established. Ten historic villages in Guangzhou and Foshan, Guangdong Province, China were taken as examples, the data obtained through field surveys and interviews were used in a quantitative evaluation, and the advantages and disadvantages of the villages were analyzed. The evaluation results were compared with the villages’ development strategies, and strategies and methods conducive to improving the performance of heritage utilization were identified, providing a reference for future development.

Keywords

• historic village
• heritage
• utilization
• evaluation
• big data analysis of text