Cultural heritage and sustainable tourism（CHST）are inherent elements of the World Bank Group’s（WBG）development assistance to developing countries to achieve the twin goals of ending extreme poverty and advancing shared prosperity. Conservation of heritage assets and revitalization of historic towns and villages for sustainable tourism help to strengthen the local economy and provide incentives for the creative industriesand job creation. Urban and rural revitalization and preservation of monuments create new tourism products，raise property values and increase tourism spending，thus，make available additional resources to support local institutions and public services. The WBG’s approach to supporting cultural heritage and sustainable tourism has evolved，globally and in China，from initial projects that sought to provide basis services and ‘do no harm’，to investing in heritage properties and regeneration，to what is currently a new generation of integrated programsthat aimat leveraging cultural and natural assets and intangible cultural heritage to achieve the sustainable development goals（SDGs）through sustainable tourism and the cultural and creative industries. Today，the aggregate WBG’s CHST portfolio stands at approximately US$4.4 billion-representing 186 active projects in over 50 countries. These are delivered through a range of capital financing，analytical and advisory instruments. Partnership between the Government of China and the World Bank in CHST has a long history. The Chinese government and the WB began to include CHST in development projects since the 1990s. So far，17 projects with a total financing amount of about US$1.86 billion have been invested. Nearly US$700 million has been directly used for cultural heritage and sustainable tourism，making China the largest single country program receiving WBG support in this sector.