Multimodal Hong Kong: Documenting soundscape and smellscape at places of intangible cultural heritage

PerMagnus Lindborg; Francesco Aletta; Jieling Xiao; Kongmeng Liew; Yudai Matsuda; Ran Yue; Qianxi Jiang; Lok Him Lam; Lishan Wei

doi:10.3397/IN_2024_2638

Multimodal Hong Kong: Documenting soundscape and smellscape at places of intangible cultural heritage

PerMagnus Lindborg, Francesco Aletta, Jieling Xiao, Kongmeng Liew, Yudai Matsuda, Ran Yue, Qianxi Jiang, Lok Him Lam, Lishan Wei

Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (with host publication) › peer-review

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Abstract

The sensory cultural heritage creates identity and cohesion in a community. The Multimodal Hong Kong (MMHK) started in January 2023 and aims to build a database of soundscape and smellscape at culturally significant sites. This paper will introduce the project and its objectives, present results from a pilot survey, and describe the development of a field work methodology. Data collection methods include Ambisonics audio, 360 ̊ video, and 'smellprints', together with on-site observations based on the Soundscape Indices survey protocol and the Dravnieks-McGinley-Zarzo ‘smell atlas’. Currently having data from 20 sites, MMHK aims to reach 100 within the project’s duration, as well as conduct outreach such as sensory walks, interviews, and workshops with stakeholders. The overall goal is to produce in-depth knowledge of how information, via multiple sensory modalities, constitute the perceived quality of places, and thence, how an intangible cultural heritage emerges in Hong Kong. This knowledge will enable future research and applications in urban spatial design, experiencescape, and virtual tourism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of INTER-NOISE 2024
Publisher	Institute of Noise Control Engineering
Pages	713-724
Number of pages	12
Volume	1
ISBN (Print)	9798331322151
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3397/IN_2024_2638
Publication status	Published - 2024
Event	53^rd International Congress & Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise 2024): from Jules Verne’s world to multi-disciplinary approaches for Acoustics & Noise Control Engineering - La Cité Nantes Congress Centre, Nantes, France Duration: 25 Aug 2024 → 29 Aug 2024 https://internoise2024.org/

Publication series

Name	INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)	0736-2935

Conference

Conference	53^rd International Congress & Exposition on Noise Control Engineering (Inter-Noise 2024)
Place	France
City	Nantes
Period	25/08/24 → 29/08/24
Internet address	https://internoise2024.org/

Bibliographical note

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Funding

We thank Longman Luk for language assistance in preparing the pilot study, and recognise contributions from previous assistants Holly Cheung and Ningze Han. The work presented in this paper was partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China to the first author (GRF #11605622 – CityU project #9043455).

Research Keywords

soundscape
smellscape
Intangible Cultural Heritage
Hong Kong

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Lindborg, P., Aletta, F., Xiao, J., Liew, K., Matsuda, Y., Yue, R., Jiang, Q., Lam, L. H., & Wei, L. (2024). Multimodal Hong Kong: Documenting soundscape and smellscape at places of intangible cultural heritage. In Proceedings of INTER-NOISE 2024 (Vol. 1, pp. 713-724). (INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings). Institute of Noise Control Engineering. https://doi.org/10.3397/IN_2024_2638

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Multimodal Hong Kong: Documenting soundscape and smellscape at places of intangible cultural heritage