| The traditional villages in Mentougou District, Beijing, contain profound historical and cultural value, artistic aesthetic value, and tourism development potential, and have become popular destinations for cultural tourism. However with the changes in the economy, society, culture, and environment, the protection and cultural inheritance of traditional villages are facing practical difficulties and challenges. Through research and analysis of traditional villages in Mentougou District, this study explores the challenges of protecting and inheriting culture in the development of cultural tourism. It proposes ways to strengthen policy guidance and funding support mechanisms, coordinate the relationship between tourism development and cultural inheritance, enhance the integration of dynamic protection and digital development, improve community participation and benefit sharing mechanisms, and establish a professional talent cultivation system for the protection and inheritance of traditional villages. |