14. Tourism Geography

The diversity of natural conditions in China has created numerous types of natural landscapes in a wide variety of forms, and the history of civilization for more than 5000 years has left numerous historical relics, providing a material and cultural basis for the development of tourism resources. China is one of the countries with the most complete categories of world heritage and the most natural and cultural heritage sites in the world. Tourism products represented by Chinese tea culture, gold, stone, calligraphy, and painting, the four treasures of literature and food culture, have a long history and have become the bright pearl in the cultural treasury of the Chinese nation. This chapter focuses on China’s natural and cultural heritage, tourism subdivisions and attractions, etc., providing a basis for understanding the development of tourism in China.