Quality rating system will help preserve culture at tourist sites

China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism was established in 2018 to better plan and regulate the country's cultural and tourism development. However, culture and tourism have been tandem concepts long before they were brought together in governmental structure.

After all, without its unique culture and history, why would tourists come?

However, many Chinese people once complained that some tourist areas that are supposed to represent the nation's diverse cultures in different regions look too similar.