China must find the balance between a growing tourism industry and protecting their sites


Skift Take

China has more UNESCO sites (43) than any other nation, but as a growing number of tourists bring business to rural regions, local citizens must find a way to conserve their culture and preserve century old monuments.

In a quiet corner of southern China's Pearl River Delta, hundreds of abandoned watchtowers dot a landscape of water-logged rice paddies, lush bamboo groves and ancient villages. Bristling with batt