Characteristic Analysis of Chinese Traditional Villages From the Viewpoint of Habitability and Tourism

With the rapid development of tourism, the possibility of habitability and traditional culture and life of most traditional villages in China are rapidly disappearing. In this paper, we selected 11 villages located in Guanzhong Area of Shaanxi Province as research subjects, which had been registered into “Chinese Traditional villages” list until 2015. These villages have a long history and are developing into tourism destination recently. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the sustainable way of preservation by comparing the characteristics and issues between Present Situation and Future Plan/Concept of each village.