Construction and Application of a Cultural-Gene Genealogy for Distinctive Urban Districts: A Case Study of Dongguan Street, Dalian

Peilin Huang

doi:10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252754.20261003

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Construction and Application of a Cultural-Gene Genealogy for Distinctive Urban Districts: A Case Study of Dongguan Street, Dalian

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Construction and Application of a Cultural-Gene Genealogy for Distinctive Urban Districts: A Case Study of Dongguan Street, Dalian
Construction and Application of a Cultural-Gene Genealogy for Distinctive Urban Districts: A Case Study of Dongguan Street, Dalian
Department of Tourism Management, School of Business Administration, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, Liaoning, 116025, China
Vol. 10, Issue 3, Pages: 264-268(2026)
Online First：07 August 2026，

Published：30 June 2026
DOI：10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252754.20261003
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Huang Peilin.Construction and Application of a Cultural-Gene Genealogy for Distinctive Urban Districts: A Case Study of Dongguan Street, Dalian[J].Creativity and Innovation,2026,10(03):264-268.
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Huang Peilin.Construction and Application of a Cultural-Gene Genealogy for Distinctive Urban Districts: A Case Study of Dongguan Street, Dalian[J].Creativity and Innovation,2026,10(03):264-268. DOI： 10.47297/wspciWSP2516-252754.20261003.

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Abstract

Taking Dongguan Street in Dalian as a case study

this research addresses the tension between cultural-heritage protection and the homogenising tendencies of culture-tourism development in the renewal of distinctive urban districts. Following a research sequence of "gene identification-genealogy construction-activation and application

" it examines how cultural genes can be decoded and translated into practical activation strategies. The findings show that the cultural genes of Dongguan Street comprise four categories: architecture

everyday life

production

and history and the humanities. Ethnic culture formed through migration and cultural interaction is incorporated into the historical and humanistic category. According to their cultural attributes

these genes may be divided into core genes

attached genes

and mixed genes

each of which guides tourism development at a different level. In practice

core genes serve as the foundational matrix for tourism-theme positioning; attached genes strengthen tourists' experiential perception through the activation of specific settings; and mixed genes require historically objective representation to restore the nature of cultural interaction. The study provides theoretical support for overcoming district-level homogenisation and achieving the living transmission of cultural heritage

while promoting a coordinated relationship between cultural-gene protection and urban economic development.

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