The Evolution of Cultural Space in a World Heritage Site: Tourism Sustainable Development of Mount Wuyi, China

Mount Wuyi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in China, exhibits a dynamic evolution of its tea cultural space driven by market forces and cultural development. A study analyzing data from 1996 to 2017 using the vector autoregressive model revealed that culture was the most influential factor in this evolution, while market supply and demand acted as the strongest exogenous drivers. The research identified a multi-stranded interactive evolutionary model, offering insights into the sustainable development of tourism destinations and World Heritage Sites. This finding underscores the importance of balancing cultural preservation with economic growth to ensure long-term sustainability.

Guo, W., Zheng, X., Meng, F., & Zhang, X. (2019). The Evolution of Cultural Space in a World Heritage Site: Tourism Sustainable Development of Mount Wuyi, China. Sustainability, 11(15), 4025. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11154025