The Adaptive Evolution of Cultural Ecosystems along the Silk Road and Cultural Tourism Heritage: A Case Study of 22 Cultural Sites on the Chinese Section of the Silk Road World Heritage

Jie Yu, Bahodirhon Safarov, Lu Yi, Makhina Buzrukova and Bekzot Janzakov ()
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Jie Yu: Department of Tourism Management, School of Economics and Management, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Bahodirhon Safarov: Department of Digital Economy, Faculty of Human Resources Management, Samarkand State University, Samarkand 140105, Uzbekistan
Lu Yi: Department of Cultural Heritage Management, School of Cultural Heritage, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Makhina Buzrukova: Department of English language, Faculty of Philology, Samarkand State University, Samarkand 140105, Uzbekistan
Bekzot Janzakov: Department of Food and Agricultural Economics, Samarkand Branch of Tashkent State University of Economics, Samarkand 140103, Uzbekistan

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: The adaptive evolution of cultural ecosystems is a distinctive process along the Silk Road in China, involving the transitional interaction of nature and culture. This study aims to provide theoretical recommendations for the management of cultural heritage sites along the Silk Road to assess the values and keep the balance between tourism development and cultural heritage protection. The paper focuses on 22 cultural sites in western China to study the adaptive evolution pattern of cultural landscapes along the Silk Road with landscape changes and the transmission patterns of modern cultural tourism. Based on relevant literature reviews, historical maps, and geomorphological maps, the factors influencing the evolution of the cultural ecosystem are explored. We present both the theoretical and managerial implications: the cultural heritage of the urban areas can vigorously develop the cultural tourism with a high degree of industrialization, suburban areas can boost up traditional tourism product routes. We also assume that the degree of development of cultural tourism depends on the cultural ecosystem service and the environmental status of the cultural landscape.

Keywords: cultural ecosystem; Silk Road world heritage; cultural tourism; evolution; regional culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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