The impact of tourism on core area and buffer zone: heritage management in the Old Town of Lijiang, China

This paper deals with heritage management with emphasis on solution for the impact of mass tourism on the old town of Lijiang in China. The paper identifies the impact of tourism on the restricted conservation area and its setting------buffer zone area. The paper analyzes stakeholders behind those impacts and intervention on heritage by the local authorities. Finally, based on the previous research the paper demonstrates how to improve the present situation and how to integrate heritage management into social, economic and cultural development by the different stakeholders at different management levels.