In the international context, as (Smith, Uses of heritage, Routledge, 2006) said, in the 1960s and 1970s, two types of heritage practices gradually diverged and showed a growing trend. One was the heritage tourism and consumption activities, and the other was the protection policies of Western countries that promulgated related legislative amendments. A series of protection and management procedures and technologies are formed in this period. The author is acknowledged by the severe critiques arisen on the AHD performed in the “Western experiences” and is absolutely aware of the European centric ideology of heritage preservation. But positioning the research within the general international debate around rural built-heritage preservation, different approaches and understandings may provide insights into the issues that Chinese practices have encountered. However, there is an old Chinese saying: “the other mountain's stone can polish jade”. This chapter selects cases from Italy, the UK and Japan, in an attempt to investigate the best practices and potential incentives that could inspire the Chinese approach from both epistemological and practical perspectives.