Integration of Cultural Elements: the Non-movable Tourism Development of Heritages – Example of World Cultural Heritage, the Xian Tomb Ming in China

A conflict resolution model for sustainable heritage tourism

“…Contemporary China in conflict is now more imbued by reference to older Confucian traditions, as the Chinese Communist Party seeks “social harmony” rather than the social class struggle of Marxian–Maoists (McGehee, Lee, O'Bannon, & Perdue, ; Wang et al, ). In the context of tourism as the pathway to a sustainable community framework (Leong, ; Macbeth, Carson, & Northcote, ; Tao & Wall, ), the relationship between tourism development and cultural heritage management in Chinese rural regions has received wide attention from a variety of disciplines.…”

“…Cultural heritage tourism has been considered as a pro‐poor alternative for rural communities in China, as in other developing countries (Goodwin, ; Liu, Wang, Shao, & Li, ; Zhou, Chan, & Song, ). The rural regions of China are characterized by a fragile agro‐ecology and a rich cultural heritage, along with a combination of porous boundaries for both regimes and stakeholders, and the existence of complex relationships among a wide range of social actors (Liang & Hui, ; Wang, Liu, & Sun, ; Yang & Wall, ) that affect the governance of tourism development. In fragile environments characterized by high pro‐poverty expectations about cultural heritage tourism, people compete for the heritage resources that they need to ensure their survival and enhance their livelihoods (Cho, Um, & Lee, ; Yu, Verburg, Liu, & Eitelberg, ).…”