Summary of China tourism research

Liu

The article discusses the origin and semantic meaning of the concept of “tourism” in China, as well as the views of Chinese scientists on this phenomenon, as well as some specific features of ideas about the essence of the concept of “tourism” in China, which have been forming over many centuries. There is an old Chinese saying: "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles." China has an ancient culture and rich tourism resources, attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists, which contributes to the rapid development of the tourism industry. With the gradual increase in tourist consumption, the desire of tourists for the quality of tourism services is growing. With the rapid development of tourism in China, tourism research is especially important.

Keywords:China, Tourism, Definition, Types of tourism in China, Tourism functions.