ABSTRACT
The previous chapter discussed the way heritage assets have been documented and protected in the first stages of the CHM approaches identified in the Pearl River Delta. This chapter focuses on aspects of their care in the last fifteen years. The nature of the pressure arising out of rapid economic growth on heritage assets will be examined, and the imperative of each city to establish a unique cultural identity in China’s latest transitional phase will be highlighted. How these localities within China have dealt with and are dealing with change and the maintenance of core cultural values is examined closely.
