Abstract: The core connotation of a region’ s development cannot be separated from history and culture, which is the spiritual foundation for our survival and development. South China Educational History Research Base is one of the important grasps of Guangdong provincial government in the layout of cultural construction in northern Guangdong, and the contemporary value of this historical heritage is constantly highlighted. Finding a suitable development model is an inevitable requirement for studying tourism products to achieve high-quality development. Based on this, this paper summarizes the logic of the integration development of regional history and culture and rural tourism according to the planning status of South China Educational History Research Base, and explores the development path of South China Educational History Research Tourism from six levels : development premise, development foundation, development principle, development core, development approach and development goal, which provides certain path guidance and method construction for promoting the development of South China educational history and culture in the new era, the economic development and cultural inheritance and innovation in northern Guangdong.

Key words: History of education in South China, Tourism cultural products, Research learning, Development path