What are the core elements of the development of tourist towns?

Based on the concept of new urbanization development, Lv Wen, Lv Wei defines tourist towns from the perspectives of concept, construction, management and operation, and from the perspectives of tourism development, urbanization system construction and industrial development, and puts forward eight basic elements: industrial system, attractive structure, infrastructure system, living environment, community participation and residents' benefit, management system, security system and market influence. Industrial system is the foundation, and diversified business agglomeration eventually forms leisure industry agglomeration. This is the basic model of industrial development in tourist towns. The structure of scenic spots is the core, and the characteristic tourist attractions system of tourist towns should be composed of core tourist resource entities, landscape nodes, tourism activities, architectural features, diverse leisure formats and characteristic lifestyles with certain cultural, historical, artistic, scientific or health preservation values.

Lv Wen, Lv Wei is a "three-level" planning and design institute for urban and rural planning, tourism planning and landscape design, the vice-chairman unit of China Characteristic Town Alliance, and a comprehensive service provider for characteristic towns. It is a leading organization for pan-tourism, characteristic towns and rural revitalization and innovation, and provides services such as planning, landscape design, development and operation, investment and financing, creative counseling and IP introduction for the development and construction of characteristic towns (cities).

Up to now, hundreds of characteristic towns such as Lv Wen Town, Art Town, Sports Town, Yang Kang Town, Hot Spring Town, Ecological Town, Agricultural Town, Music Town, Vocational Education Town and Ancient Town have been built, including Gubeikou Town, Fragrant Flowers and Fruits Town, Gu Yan Painting Town, Guanqiao New Material Town, Baofeng Zen Rhyme Town and Yincun Vocational Education Town.