The Myth of Highways:The Spatial Order and Social Transformation of Xiawashui Village in Western Hunan
As a form of infrastructure or physical entity,roads are often used to describe social openness,Civilization's progress,and economic development.In the anthropological research spectrum,roads are mostly understood within the framework of political economy analysis,with a focus on their economic development value and political connectivity functions,while their spiritual connotations,cultural metaphors,and user experiences are not fully reflected.This article regards roads as a field of cultural contact,and by examining the case of the"Highway Spirit Stone"in a Tujia village on the border of Hunan,Guizhou,and Chongqing.It describes its trajectory of change("Stone Father"-"Evil Stone"-"Stone Bodhisattva"),revealing the social and cultural content contained in the process of contact and integration between traditional and modern cultures in the field of highways.
HighwayRiskAnthropology of roadSpatial orderSocial transformation
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