Joint development of cultural heritage protection and tourism: the case of Mount Lushan cultural landscape heritage site

A novel approach to balancing cultural heritage protection and sustainable tourism has been developed, offering a model for UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The study demonstrates that integrating digital technologies—such as oblique photography, 3D laser scanning, and panoramic imaging—with IoT-based monitoring can enhance both tourist experiences and heritage preservation. By creating a virtual tourism subsystem and a real-time environmental management system, researchers successfully optimized tourist flow while maintaining ecological health. This integrated platform also streamlined marketing efforts, providing a scalable solution for other sites facing similar challenges.

Cai, Z., Fang, C., Zhang, Q., & Chen, F. (2021). Joint development of cultural heritage protection and tourism: the case of Mount Lushan cultural landscape heritage site. Heritage Science, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00558-5