Kitsch landscapes as tourist destinations in South and Southeast Asia (China, Vietnam, Nepal) by Philippe Bachimon, Evelyne Gauche, Anh Thư Lê

“…Carried out within the framework of the AQAPA programme 2014-2019 of the French National Agency for Research (Agence Nationale de la Recherche, ANR), this study focuses on the stereotypical kitsch-based “staging” of tourist sites and resorts, taking as examples three Asian tourist regions characterized by the presence of ethnic minorities: Da Lat in Vietnam, Pokhara in Nepal and Sandu in China. …”
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