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The Symbiosis of Rurality and Modernity: A Study on Cultural Integration and Governance in Peri-Urban Villages—Based on 84 Years of Archival Data From Yu Village



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BAI Yun

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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2026.07.006

Yuxi Normal University, Yuxi, China

Against the backdrop of urban-rural integration and rural revitalization strategies, the cultural governance of peri-urban villages faces the dual challenges of “preserving rurality” and “embedding modernity”. Based on 84 years of tracking data from “Yu Village” (now Zhongwei Community) in Yuxi City, Yunnan Province, this paper systematically analyzes the practical characteristics, current dilemmas, and optimization pathways of its cultural integration through fieldwork and case studies. The research finds that Yu Village has developed a distinctive integration model characterized by a “memory-space-industry” trinity, “resident-merchant-tourist” tripartite actors, “traditional-modern-digital” triple expression, and “governance-service-economy” triple synergy. However, challenges persist, including the “museumification” of traditional culture, the “one-way input” in urban-rural cultural exchange, uneven participation in activities (“hot during festivals, cold otherwise”), bottlenecks in property rights and funding, and inefficient digital conversion. In response, the study proposes a “Five-in-One” systematic governance optimization system encompassing upholding authenticity, breaking barriers for symbiosis, improving quality and efficiency, consolidating foundations, and digital empowerment. This aims to explore a development path for “modern culture without relocation”, providing theoretical references and practical models for the cultural governance of similar peri-urban villages.

rurality, modernity, cultural integration, peri-urban village, governance pathway, Yu Village

Journal of Literature and Art Studies, July 2026, Vol. 16, No. 7, 611-621