How Far Can Cultural Heritage Be Preserved In The 21st Century?

Good morning.
My group and I had researched about culture heritages and we came out with an issue: “To what extent can cultural heritages be preserved in the 21st century.” The perspectives that are going to be covered are: Politics, Economy, Technology, Culture, and Ethics.
I will be discussing my findings regarding ethical issues. More specifically, I will be narrowing the scope to the ethics of tourism. And how it might be an obstruction to the preservation of culture heritages sites. One of the example is The Old City of Jerusalem in Israel, this is an endangered site due to tourism.
Let us look at the stats before we go into the topic. We can see that Europe and North America have the largest percentage of cultural heritage, followed

A relatively new industry that is going through a BOOM in the 21st century due to the rise of disposal income and standards of living. In 2015 alone, there’s 1.15 international arrivals. (4.6% growth) The money generated by and along with tourism is 10% of the average GDP in the world. To provide a rough idea, that amount is more than oil production and food production industries. Albeit the economic advantages, we have to admit the industry is undermining the very beauty and significance of cultural heritages sites.
Here in China, we can take the problem that is happening in Li Jang, Yunnan as a case study. It is an ancient town that is currently facing accommodation problems. (11 million/year) This has tempted people renting their homes to businesses and even succumbing to sell their property due to high value. Entertainment such as discos and karaoke bars mushroomed. Officials tried closing down the discos as a corrective measure. The people are leaving, bringing along the distinctive culture with

Similar measures had been used to approach the issue. In Dalian, buildings rich in historical values had been declared the "Cultural Heritage Sites under Protection by the Chinese State Government" in 2001 and the "Heritage Buildings under Protection by the Dalian Municipal Government" in 2002. This is Yamato hotel, Culture Club building. And this is the industrial and Commercial Bank of China 's Dalian Branch used to be known as Dalian City Hall, built in 1919. Dalian also hosts Cultural Festivals every 11th June that will further educate the importance of preserving intangible culture heritage.
Law on prohibiting grade 1 or only existing cultural relics to be exhibited abroad is introduced in China. This can prevent the relics to be lost or damage due to tourism activities. There’s also about 2000 museums set up to house cultural artifacts. That way, relics could be protected from illegal