From 'creative destruction' to 'creative development' in the popular living heritage sites in Asia

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In FY2022 I have continued my research on the 'creative destruction' and tourism development of the popular living heritage sites in Asia, by focusing on summarizing my research on Lijiang's Old Town case study prior to Covid-19's pandemic events. In June 2022 I have published an article titled "Heritage Commoditization in the Living Heritage Sites: A Case of 'Creative Destruction' in Lijiang’s Old Town in China" in the online peer-reviewed journal of The Twelfth International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 12), Vol 1, Amsterdam University Press, pp. 104-113. During the pandemic I have collected information on Lijiang's current situation from local informants, however, could not visit Lijiang in the recent years for the planned fieldwork.Nevertheless, in February 2023 I could finally conduct planned fieldwork in Vietnam's most popular living heritage sites, with main focus on Hoi An's Old Town.I have spent two weeks in Hoi An, learning about current situation of the towns tourism and heritage preservation. I found that Hoi An's Old Town is already in the process of 'creative destruction'. I have realized that the management of the Old Town is challenged by the current over-tourism occurring in the town and as one of the solutions to reduce over-tourism there is planning further tourism activities development in the buffer areas - surrounding craft and eco-farm villages.During my fieldwork in Hoi An, I have filmed different sites and tourism activities of the Old Town with a purpose to create a short film on Hoi An's situation in 2023.