Understanding Discrepancy of the Authenticity of Heritage Tourism and Management of Heritage Sites

Different stakeholders hold different views of the authenticity of heritage tourism and greater differences are found with tourists,local residents and tourism operators since each seek for their own benefits.The paper starts with an analysis of the concept of heritage tourism and its authenticity,compares the stakeholders' different understanding of the concept of authenticity and the vicious circle of the development of heritage tourist destinations caused by the differences.It also explored the means which can be applied to construct authenticity in order to manage heritage tourist destinations.