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This research examines how visitors' perceptions of heritage soundscapes and cultural authenticity influence their restorative experiences at Mount Emei.

August 9, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

How soundscape shapes restorative experience in a world heritage site: The mediating role of cultural authenticity at Mount Emei, China

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HWHaoran WangSichuan University of Arts and Science MAMuhammad Farid Azizul AzizuiUniversity of Technology Malaysia HLHao LiuUniversity of Technology Malaysia

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Randomized trial demonstrates associations between heritage soundscapes, cultural authenticity, and restorative experiences in visitors at a World Heritage Site, indicating potential benefits for...

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This research examines how visitors' perceptions of heritage soundscapes and cultural authenticity influence their restorative experiences at Mount Emei.
Data collected from 502 visitors using questionnaire surveys and on-site acoustic measurements.
Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze relationships among soundscape perception, cultural authenticity, and restorative experience.
Positive heritage soundscape perception was associated with restorative experience (β = 0.396, p < 0.001).
Cultural authenticity significantly correlated with restorative experience (β = 0.568, p < 0.001) and mediated the relationship with soundscape perception (indirect effect β = 0.230, p < 0.001).
The model explained 66.2% of the variance in restorative experience.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a782d3b2e1896536c8402ae https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0354957

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Randomized trial demonstrates associations between heritage soundscapes, cultural authenticity, and restorative experiences in visitors at a World Heritage Site, indicating potential benefits for...

How soundscape shapes restorative experience in a world heritage site: The mediating role of cultural authenticity at Mount Emei, China

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