ABSTRACT
This chapter investigates the process in which Huang Daxian (HDX) has been portrayed as an important part of religious heritage and more importantly, an authentic cultural heritage in Jinhua by the local governments. It considers how different actors and institutions involved in constructing HDX cultural heritage are motivated by multiple and sometimes conflicting agendas. The chapter also demonstrates how the Jinhua prefectural-level city government took the lead in reviving and constructing the HDX cultural heritage and promoting temples for economic development and tourism purposes. Indeed, HDX has been portrayed as an important symbol of local and transnational cultural heritage, which enhances both the Jinhua local identity and the transnational Chinese identity. Economic, cultural, legal, and historical practices of HDX heritage have been analyzed discursively through the domestic, transnational dynamics, local and provincial forces, as well as the interactive flows of overseas and local resources.
