This book explores the concept of authenticity in tourism through the analysis of six tourist sites in Guangdong Province and Macau, China.

1 Introduction 2 Commodification and Epistemology 3 Preservation 4 Miniaturization 5 Replication 6 Conclusion

Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman is Associate Professor of International Journalism and the Head of the Department of Communication at Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College.

Andy Lihua Chen is a Ph.D. candidate in Communication of the joint research postgraduate programme of Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College and Hong Kong Baptist University.