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| FROM THE PRESENCE OF POWER TO THE PRESENCE OF AESTHETICS: THE SHIFT OF PLACE SPIRIT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF TOURISM EXPERIENCE: A CASE OF MAO MAUSOLEUM OF EMPEROR WU OF HAN DYNASTY |
| SUN Jiao-jiao, XIE Yan-jun |
| School of Tourism and Hotel Management, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian 116025, China |
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Abstract In modern mass tourism, the ancient emperor's building, such as the mausoleum, has transformed from a symbol of power to an aesthetic object. In order to explore the form and connotation of this shift of place sprite, this article analyses the transformation of the spatial relationship from power to aesthetics in Mao Mausoleum of Emperor Wu of Han dynasty based on multiple theories, such as the theories of space, aesthetic theories, and architectural theories. The research approach includes field work, deep interview and qualitative analysis. This research found that the form of this transformation is reflected in three aspects. Firstly, the original value of worship has transformed into the value of exhibition on two sides. On one side, the kultwert of original arts has turned into the exhibition value of art reproductions; on the other side, the value of worship of the symbol of power has turned into the exhibition value of tourism products; Secondly, the fading of power and the entering of aesthetics can be verified by the artistic structure in the mausoleum and the process of the artists' position from absence to presence. Thirdly, the space function achieved its shift through three stages: from the original practical value to the reconstructed practical value, and then from the reconstructed practical value to aesthetic value. At the meantime, in the shift of space spirit, its constructing way has also changed. In ancient times, human spirit was constructed by the field. In short, as the case of Mao Mausoleum shows, the former emperor mausoleum's space spirit has undergone a historical shift form the presence of power to the presence of aesthetics.
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Received: 25 November 2015
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2017, Vol. 32 
