Rural Public Space and Rural Culture Development:A Case Study in Tangshan

Abstract

Rural public spaces are important sites for villagers to conduct their local culture. In the transition process of Chinese society and economy, rural social structure has been undergoing profound changes, which also brings about characteristic alteration of rural public space. Based on the survey in Tangshan, Hebei Province, the paper sampled and analyzed the rural life and the location features of the public spaces. Although the rural life there is under change, most of the public spaces still locate at or around essential activity sites. And most of them have two or three activities. Environment and facilities are affixing factors to influence the location of public spaces. By summing up the participant structure of public spaces and their organizing patterns, the paper concludes that the local government, village community committees and key figures play different roles at the public spaces.

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