In China, after the end of the Cultural Revolution many scholars and government officials have actively protected the indigenous cultures which are in danger of extinction. Under the influence of the Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, ethnic cultures create the chance to make huge profits among several actors such as government officials, local scholars, ethnic elites and local people. In this paper, I will focus on the process of tourism development of the Lancang Lahu autonomous county in Yunnan province, which based on a motif of the creation myth of Lahu people. Then I will use the concept of resourcenizing culture and discuss how the activities of the county government face difficulties and tensions because of the failure of regional collaboration and the discordance with the locals.
Mio Horie (Wed,) studied this question.