This thesis examines the narrative of the Chinese Communist Party as portrayed in revolutionary sites, also known as red tourism sites. Through a comparative policy analysis of the Red Tourism...Show moreThis thesis examines the narrative of the Chinese Communist Party as portrayed in revolutionary sites, also known as red tourism sites. Through a comparative policy analysis of the Red Tourism Initiative and case study of the Yan'an Revolutionary Memorial Hall, this thesis provides some insight on recent attempts of the Chinese government to evoke nationalism in museum space. More specifically, the Yan'an Revolutionary Hall propagates a positive image of the party's revolutionary past by using modern values such as entrepreneurship, allowing visitors to easily identify with a largely imagined past. As a consequence, museum space provides the Chinese government with legitimization in a society that has become increasingly alienated with communist values, ideals, and ideology.Show less
