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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Cultural tourism integration in Yubai Village

later developed as a whole and renamed Silt White Village There are some tourism resources within Yubai Village,
and was also known as Yubai Village. The whole village has and the tertiary industry is expected to grow. However, at
a strong history, and the pattern of streets and courtyards present, the only thing that can be used for the development of
in the village has basically maintained its historical style. cultural tourism in the village is the Baipu Temple on the north
Historic houses, old wells, stone mills, old black trees, and side, the Goddess Temple, and the field complex. In general,
so on can be seen everywhere in the village, and several old the local tourism resources are scarce, and the characteristics
bridges have survived to this day (Figure 3). However, after are weakly refined and lack unique attractiveness. In addition,
a long time, the gatehouses, old houses, and shadow walls of the points are relatively scattered, and only through the
some folk houses have been left mottled. In addition, there contact of silt road, all resources cannot form a joint force,
are still many religious and cultural relics in the village, resulting in the problem of multiple points and wide areas.
such as Niangniang Temple, Dragon King Temple, and so Hence, it is difficult to attract tourists to divert from the
on. However, due to a lack of repair, these places cannot be Baipu Temple and field complex to the Yubai Village. On
open to the public, but the Baipu Temple in the north of the other hand, the revolutionary resources within the
the village is well preserved and is a Beijing-level cultural village are not linked to the surrounding revolutionary
relics protection unit. The temple was built in the Liao memorial sites such as Tianzhuang Village and Jiangou
dynasty (907 – 1125), more than 900 years ago. In recent Village, and the tourist flow of Baipu Temple is slightly
years, it has been renovated and reopened to the public. In insufficient compared with other similar scenic spots, and
terms of folk cultural activities, the villagers practice the the natural and cultural resources are not outstanding. The
traditional custom of “receiving the Empress and praying tourism products in the village are not diverse. Moreover,
for peace” on the 15 of the fourth lunar month, which the tourism packages are not sufficiently publicized, and
th
has been continued in the village for hundreds of years. the short tour time fails to meet the needs of tourists. The
Yubai Village will carry forward this folk cultural festival characteristic resources only stay in the ornamental stage,
to attract tourists from inside and outside China. There so tourists have not yet become consumers of the tertiary
is also a rural Bengbeng Drama, which has a long history industry in Yubai Village, and local resources have failed to
and is a representative drama of the Mentougou District. be effectively transformed into tourism revenue.
It was listed in the municipal intangible cultural heritage
in 2007. In addition, Yubai Village was once situated on an 5. Village development orientation
important route during the anti-fascist war of the Second 5.1. Development opportunities
World War, where a large amount of materials, personnel,
and information were transported to the anti-Japanese Although Yubai Village is faced with the above-mentioned
bases of the area, which is of great significance. However, practical difficulties in terms of development, the village
there is a lack of relevant historical legacy within the village, was able to bring in development opportunities through
and it is impossible to verify the specific path. International policy support.
friends such as Michael Lin and William Ban have stayed At present, rural revitalization has become an important
in the village for about two weeks, but the courtyard where strategy to promote rural modernization. Stimulating the
they took a short stay is no longer available. potential of rural resource elements has injected new vitality
and brought new opportunities to rural development. At
the same time, the Beijing Municipal government issued
the Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development
of Culture and Tourism in Beijing, pointing out that the
integrated development of culture and tourism should
be regarded as an important driving force to promote
the high-quality development of the capital’s cultural and
tourism industries. The Mentougou District government
also issued the Opinions on the Integrated Development
of the Culture and Tourism Industry in Mentougou
District, which changed the regional positioning from
the mining area in the west of Beijing to an ecological
conservation area, requiring the promotion of the city
brand construction of “clear waters and green mountains in
Mentougou,” and the integration of culture and tourism as
Figure 3. The Yubai Village landscape. Source: Photo by the authors the future development direction for the region. Therefore,

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