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A STUDY ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL CULTURE OF THE GUANGDONG-HONG KONG-MACAO GREATER BAY AREA - TAKING JIANGMEN BINJIANG NEW AREA AS AN EXAMPLE⁹
Haitao Yang, Yi Zhang, Xumin Song, Jiaqi Yang

ABSTRACT. The recent sustainable development trend brings in a challenge for promoting local culture. Taking the sustainable development of local culture in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao as an example, this research adopts the methods of field investigation, literature research and case study to develop the research framework and indicators and conduct data analysis. It is found that these four dimensions (historical sites, human culture, natural landscape, ecological environment) and their components directly affect the sustainable development of the local culture. The research shows that the foundation and sustainable driving force of local cultural development should be balanced and promoted in coordination. This study aims to enrich the theory of sustainable development of local culture. It also provides practical implications for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Bay area and other similar areas across the world .

KEYWORDS:  sustainable development, local culture, greater bay area, ecosystem, China.

JEL classification:  P21, Q01, R58.

⁹Acknowledgment: This research is the Lingnan Cultural Project of the "13th Five-Year Plan" of Philosophy and Social Sciences of Guangdong Province in 2019, "Research on the Conservation and Revitalization of Lingnan Ancient Villages from the Perspective of Cultural Ecology-Taking Several Ancient Villages in Jiangmen City as Examples" (Project Number: GD19LN17) The results of the stage; Jiangmen City's 2019 basic and theoretical scientific research science and technology plan project "Research on the cultural heritage and development of Liangxi ancient villages from the perspective of the construction of the Humanities Bay Area" (Project Number: 2019JC02078); Jiangmen City's 2019 Philosophy Society The results of the scientific planning project "Research on the Conservation and Revitalization of Ancient Villages in Jiangmen City from the Perspective of the Construction of the Humanities Bay Area" (project number: JM2019C15)..