*6.3. Suggestions for Further Research*

The Meiguan Historical Trail case informs us about the trend of the restoration and utilization of the South China Historical Trail, which is distributed in a mesh in Guangdong with 202 roads, and covers 1320 villages within 5km that classify as linear. In order to meet the needs of cultural heritage protection and coordinated economic development, the restoration and utilization of the South China Historical Trail have shown the characteristics of political and economic functions under the guidance of culture. The spatial reconstruction of LCH reflects its connectable overall cultural value rather than the individual cultural value of a single resource [6]. It also reflects the vital role of cultural heritage production in China's rural political economy [11,25]. The project of utilization of the South China Historical Trail is not only a cultural heritage protection project but also a cultural symbol selection project. Therefore, future research can further investigate what the consequences could be of the government effects in the LCH and cultural aspects of the MHT once the surveyed residents are submissive to the government's efforts. In addition, the tourism development of the revitalization and utilization project of the South China Historical Trail still needs to be built, especially since the sense of identity representing regional cultural symbols has not been fully established in the market. Future research can use more in-depth scales, such as local identity, to further research and deepen the further discussion of tourists' response to the results of spatial reconstruction.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, Z.W. and J.M.; Data curation, J.M. and H.Z.; Formal analysis, J.M.; Funding acquisition, Z.W. and H.Z.; Investigation, J.M.; Methodology, J.M.; Project administration, Z.W.; Resources, Z.W. and H.Z.; Supervision, Z.W.; Validation, J.M. and Z.W.; Writing original draft, J.M.; Writing—review and editing, Z.W. and H.Z. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was funded by the 2022 Special Entrusted Project of Philosophy and Social Science Innovation in Guangdong Province (Grant No. GD22TWCXGC05), the Major Basic Theory Research Project of Social Science Planning in Guangdong Province (Grant No. GD21ZDZGL01) and the National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19FSHB007).

**Data Availability Statement:** Not applicable.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
