The Exploration of Factors Affecting Spirit of Place and Qualia in Taiwan's Litoudian Historic District

Pei-Ling Wu ； Yi-Yu Huang

《創藝學報 JAD》 8期 (2021/06) Pp. 51-73

摘要

The unique political and economic systems and cultural identities are the fundamental structures of Taiwan's historic districts. In recent years, many distinctive old streets have been gradually becoming the popular attractions in Taiwan tourism and leisure industry. Litoudian historic district was the birthplace of Taichung and has the reputation of ancient monuments, local snack and hospitable residents. However, with the fast urban development as well as the rapid increase population and emigration, its human assets and cultural atmosphere are gradually destroyed. Thus, this study explores the representative spaces at several spots in Litoudian historic district and measures their levels of spirit of place from tourists' points of view. Besides, discussion of qualia and related issues have expanded as far as the industrial and design world, which reflects the fact that people place increasing emphasis on quality of life and their impression of their environment. For some restoration and beautification works will be performed in a few representative places in Litoudian historic district, this study also investigates their levels of qualia and then studies correlations between spirit of place and qualia elements. Our goal is to provide proper suggestions for old street renovation projects to achieve beauty and quality to meet professional requirements and minimize the possibilities to destroy old streets' existing unique antique atmosphere.

關鍵字

Historic district ； Spirit of place ； Qualia element ； Tourist's cognition ； Correlation analysis