Spatial Embodied Experience and Rhythm Analysis in the Everyday Life of a Traditional Community in a Metropolis: An Auto-Ethnographic Study

The study of everyday life has gained attention across various disciplines in the context of modernity. This study utilizes Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis to explore the everyday experiences of residents in the Xiguan Community, a historically significant residential area in western Guangzhou underg...

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Published inRedai dili Vol. 43; no. 12; pp. 2345 - 2358
Main Author Zhang Aiheng
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Editorial Committee of Tropical Geography 01.12.2023
Subjects
auto-ethnography, community development
embodied experience
everyday life
rhythm analysis
xiguan community, guangzhou
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Summary:The study of everyday life has gained attention across various disciplines in the context of modernity. This study utilizes Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis to explore the everyday experiences of residents in the Xiguan Community, a historically significant residential area in western Guangzhou undergoing urbanization and tourism development. Adopting an emic perspective, this study employed auto-ethnography to depict the daily rhythms and spatially embodied experiences of the author, a native resident of the Xiguan Community. By incorporating reflective and self-narrative elements and comparing them across generations, this approach provides first-hand knowledge and self-awareness. This research offers an insider's comprehensive understanding of the effects of urbanization and tourism on residents' everyday lives. Informed by Lefebvre's rhythmanalysis, this analysis incorporates spatial and temporal dimensions, with a specific emphasis on residents' experiences of spatial embodiment and their engagement with everyd
ISSN:1001-5221
DOI:10.13284/j.cnki.rddl.003784