ICOMOS released The ICOMOS Charter on Cultural Routes in 2008, and the European Institute of Cultural Routes released the Rules for the Award of the “Cultural Route of the Council of Europe” Certification Revised in 2013, and UNESCO World Heritage Committee released the latest Operational Guidelines in 2013. As the three main institutions in research of Cultural routes, they have their own concept of Cultural Routes, which is different from each other in the way of naming and describing the “Cultural Route”. With comparisons towards their main documents, it can be found that ICOMOS and UNESCO World Heritage Centre emphasize the “heritage attribute” of Cultural Routes, however, the European Institute of Cultural Routes gives more sight on the “society attribute”, which reflects their experience along 30 years’ practices in research and conservation of Cultural Routes. Bounding the three concepts together and enhancing the understanding of Cultural Routes are important to the protection and conservation in China.