China’s Dong Heritage Faces Climate, Infrastructure, and Tourism Pressures as Digital Preservation Scales Up
Source reporting indicates that Dong minority villages in Guizhou, Hunan, and Guangxi face rising risks from climate-related hazards, infrastructure expansion, and tourism commercialization that may erode architectural authenticity and cultural practice. A university-led project completed in 2025 digitally documented around 100 historic buildings and associated oral histories, improving the evidence base for preservation but not resolving underlying capacity constraints.