中文摘要：

肇始于法国的遗产保护运动已有两百余年的历史,而遗产价值却一直是个近乎扑朔迷离的话题。与一般商品相比,遗产有何特殊的价值与使用价值,遗产价值如何衡量及其对对现代社会的意义都有待于思考。从某种意义上看,＂过去＂之于＂现在＂,是古为今用的过程,亦是遗产价值从神圣走向世俗的关键缘由。无论是遗产保护热、遗产研究热,还是遗产旅游热,都在判断、建构、计算与赋予这四个面相上论证着遗产的价值,进而揭示遗产价值表象下人类集团的精神实践活动。

英文摘要：

The value of heritage remains a confusing issue while the conservation of national heritage has been practiced for more than 200 years since its debut in France.Compared to the general goods and services in an economic system,what special value does heritage own？ How can such value be evaluated？ What impact can cultural heritage make on the society？ These are the questions to be investigated.In a way,to make sense of the past in the present is the key factor that turns the value of heritage from the sacred to the secular.The recent thriving in ＂heritage preservation＂,heritage research＂ and ＂heritage tourism＂have all demonstrated the value of heritage concerning its evaluation,construction,measurement and endowment,which further disc-loses the spiritual practices of human being behind the heritage value.