“…From the perspective of the research content, scholars have mainly explored several aspects, such as the sustainable development of rural tourism [ [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] ], tourists’ satisfaction [ [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] ], and development and operation modes [ 13 , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] ], spatial distribution characteristics [ [19] , [20] , [21] ], influencing factors [ 22 , 23 ], and spatiotemporal evolution [ 24 ] of rural tourism places. From the perspective of research methods, both national and international scholars initially explored rural tourism challenges through qualitative techniques, primarily case studies.…”