{"id":8422,"date":"2026-08-18T16:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T08:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/2026\/08\/18\/article-sensory-heritage-is-vital-for-sustainable-cities-a-case-study-of-soundscape-and-smellscape-at-wong-tai-sin\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T16:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:35:28","slug":"article-sensory-heritage-is-vital-for-sustainable-cities-a-case-study-of-soundscape-and-smellscape-at-wong-tai-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2026\/08\/18\/article-sensory-heritage-is-vital-for-sustainable-cities-a-case-study-of-soundscape-and-smellscape-at-wong-tai-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] Sensory Heritage Is Vital for Sustainable Cities: A Case Study of Soundscape and Smellscape at Wong Tai Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author: PerMagnus Lindborg, Lok Him Lam,Yui Chung Kam and Ran Yue<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <em>Sustainability<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/17\/16\/7564\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/17\/16\/7564<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abstract<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sensory heritage encompasses culturally valued practices, rituals, and everyday activities experienced through the senses. While sight often dominates, hearing and smelling are generally more immersive and pervasive. Soundscape research is a well-established field within urban studies; however, smellscape remains insufficiently recognised.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study is part of Multimodal Hong Kong, a project aimed at documenting sensory cultural heritage across the city by capturing the complex interplay between soundscape, smellscape, urban experiences, everyday activities, and memory. We investigated the multisensory environment at Wong Tai Sin Temple through acoustic measurements and perceptual ratings of soundscape and smellscape across 197 locations within and around the site. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with visitors (N = 54, 15,015 words of transcript), which were analysed using content analysis and natural language processing.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results indicate that elevated noise levels mainly arise from human voices and pipe music within the temple compound, as well as traffic noise in the surrounding area. The smell of incense dominates near the temple altars, whereas natural, grassy odours prevail in the adjacent park. Interview responses confirm that incense burning constitutes a traditional religious practice forming a distinctive olfactory marker for Chinese temples, but it is also perceived as having adverse health implications.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This study contributes to the growing body of sensory heritage research, underscoring the importance of both soundscape and smellscape in fostering culturally inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable urban environments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: PerMagnus Lindborg, Lok Him Lam,Yui Chung Kam and Ran Yue Source: Sustainability Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/17\/16\/7564\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2071-1050\/17\/16\/7564<\/a> Abstract Sensory heritage encompasses culturally valued practices, rituals, and everyday activities experienced through the senses. While sight often dominates, hearing and smelling are generally more immersive and pervasive. Soundscape research is a well-established field within urban studies; however, smellscape remains [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145170531,"featured_media":6534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[776957933],"tags":[776958288,776958076,776958384,776958383,776958377,776958128],"class_list":["post-8422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category--en","tag-cultural-heritage","tag-newsroom","tag-smellscape","tag-soundscape","tag-urban-sensory","tag-urban-studies"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pai6UY-2bQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8428,"url":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2026\/08\/19\/article-deciphering-urban-soundscapes-a-study-of-sensory-experiences-at-hong-kong-victoria-harbour-waterfronts-using-social-media\/","url_meta":{"origin":8422,"position":0},"title":"[Article] Deciphering Urban Soundscapes: A Study of Sensory Experiences at Hong Kong Victoria Harbour Waterfronts Using Social Media","author":"\u624b\u6c11\u51fa\u7248\u793e","date":"19\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Haotian Wang, Zidong Yu, Xintao Liu Source: Computers, Environment and Urban Systems Link: https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0198971525000602 Abstract The impact of sensory experiences on physical and mental health in urban environments has gained significant attention, particularly the influence of soundscapes in waterfronts development. 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