抄録
In this paper, we examined the present state of commercial use of historical buildings in the old town of Lijiang, China, in order to investigate the problems of cultural-tourism development based on the World Heritage. In recent years, the uses of historical buildings built by the Naxis, the indigenous ethnic group of Lijiang, have drastically changed and now over 60% of shops are souvenir shops and restaurants for tourists. Furthermore, over 50% of the shopkeepers are temporary residents and a large majority of them rent rooms from indigenous owners. These findings suggest that the minority's residential location and their culture is rapidly changing as the tourism is developing. And they implicate that policy re-evaluation is essential for sustainable tourism-development.
