Under China’s “Harmonious Society” development paradigm, ‘heritage’ is seen and portrayed as a symbolic expression of the nation’s multi-ethnic cultural landscape. Discuss the phenomenon of “Shangrilazation” in the context of China’s historical relationship with Tibetan cultural areas, particularly those in the eastern Tibetan region known as Kham. How has development of modern consumer tourism, centered around famous sites of national heritage, contributed to enhanced integration or assimilation of Tibetan cultural areas within China today?
Outside sources are allowed, but mostly take examples from the reading I provided