What are the characteristics of tourism resources in South China?

1. Bordering the ocean, coastal tourism resources are unique. The sea area is located in the East China Sea and South China Sea of China, with long winding coastline, vast sea area and numerous islands. Taiwan Province Strait, Qiongzhou Strait, Hainan Island, Xiamen Island, Nan 'ao Island, Leizhou Peninsula, Nansha, Zhongsha and Xisha Islands are not only important at home, but also have certain influence internationally. The long coastline is mostly rocky coast, with not only many headlands and beaches, but also beautiful coastal scenery. Yalong Bay in Sanya, Qing 'ao Bay in Shantou and Dajiaowan in Yangjiang all have domestic first-class high-quality beaches. From Leizhou Peninsula in Hainan Island to the coast of Fujian, there are also some different types of mangrove coasts, and their unique ecosystem and mangrove scenery can be called a natural paradise where man and nature live in harmony.

2. The terrain is complex and diverse, and the landscape is rich and colorful. The landform types in this area are complex and diverse, with mountains and hills accounting for more than 3/4 of the total area. Wuyi Mountain, Nanling Mountain and Yunkai Mountain are in the west and north, with an altitude of 1 0,000 ~1500m. There are also Daiyun Mountain, Bopingling Mountain, Lianhua Mountain, Luofu Mountain, Qingyun Mountain, Wuyun Mountain, Yinna Mountain, Wuzhishan and other mountainous hills in Hainan Island. The surface morphology is broken, and plains and valleys are dotted. The larger plains include the Pearl River Delta and the Han River Delta, with dense river networks and rich soil, which are rich in grain, sugar cane, (sub-) tropical fruits, freshwater fish and flowers. Danxia landform, granite landform, karst landform and volcanic landform are the most typical landforms in mountainous hills, forming many unique landforms. Danxia Mountain, Wuyishan Mountain, Taoyuan Cave, Guanzhi Mountain, Jinhu Lake and Wuzhishi are Danxia landforms. Luofu Mountain, Mangrove Rock, Gushan Mountain, Qingyuan Mountain, Taimu Mountain, Haitan Island, Sunlight Rock and Tianya Haijiao are granite landforms. Seven-Star Rock, Scale Hidden Stone Forest and Baojing Palace are karst landforms. Xiqiao Mountain in Guangdong, Huguangyan, Yuhua Cave in Fujian and Maanshan in Hainan are all volcanic landforms.

3. Tropical and subtropical monsoon climate breeds lush forest landscape. Most of this area belongs to subtropical and tropical climate. At low latitude, the terrain inclines to the south, bordering the East China Sea in the east, the South China Sea in the south and the Indian Ocean in the southwest, which is controlled by the Southeast Asian monsoon circulation, forming a typical tropical and subtropical monsoon climate. It is hot and rainy all year round, with long summer and no winter, and spring and autumn are connected, and the summer is as long as 6 ~ 10 months. The islands in the South China Sea are summer all year round, and the tourist season is very long, with little difference between off-season and peak season. Spring and autumn are the most pleasant, and winter becomes a resort to avoid the cold.

In the hot and humid climate, there are many kinds of vegetation in this area, which grow well, with evergreen seasons, high forest coverage and unique forest landscape. Coconut groves are swaying, kapok is like fire, banana leaves are raining, vines are climbing, single trees stand in the forest, branches are flowering and fruiting, trees are covered with vegetation, and flowers and trees stand proudly on the cliff, forming a lush tropical and subtropical forest landscape. Hainan, western Fujian, northern Guangdong and other places also preserve primitive forests or primitive secondary forests and some unique ecosystems. Many ancient species, such as liverworts and ferns, have been preserved, and a series of nature reserves or forest parks have been established accordingly.

4. Urban landscape where modern civilization and traditional culture blend. Quanzhou, Fujian and Guangzhou, Guangdong, with the advantages of facing the ocean and convenient external contact, were famous trading ports and the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road as early as the Song and Yuan Dynasties. With the rise of modern capitalism, this region was "beaten for backwardness" and was also baptized by western capitalist industrial civilization. In 1980s, the southeast coastal areas, represented by the Pearl River Delta and Minnan Delta, stood on the wave of reform and opening up, attracted foreign investment and developed rapidly, becoming the most developed areas in China, and a large number of modern cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Haikou, Foshan and Zhuhai emerged. High-rise buildings, staggered elevated bridges, interwoven expressway, tidal traffic, convenient subway and intercity light rail, large shopping malls and theme parks, large factory workshops, numerous museums and science and technology museums all embody modern urban civilization, and their development level is almost the same as that of western international cities. The difference is that there are many excellent traditional cultures here, such as Guangzhou's food culture and Cantonese Opera, Cantonese Embroidery, Foshan's craft ceramics, Guangdong's Guangdong Duanyan, Chaozhou's Chaozhou Opera, Wuyishan's Oolong Tea, Zhangzhou's Narcissus and Bag Puppet Show, Fuzhou's Qi Diao and Fujian Opera, Hainan's coconut carving and coconut wine, Fujian's Yongding Tulou, Guangdong's surrounding houses and Hakka folk songs, Kaiping's Diaolou and so on.

5. Lingnan culture, which is compatible between the North and the South and combines Chinese and Western cultures, is mostly located in the south of Wuling, so it is called Lingnan, which was called "Baiyue" or Baiyue land in ancient times. Before democracy, fishing, hunting and mountain cutting were their industries. After Qin and Han Dynasties, the central dynasty began to strengthen its jurisdiction over this area. While expanding the territory, a large number of immigrants from north to south mingled with Lingnan aborigines, especially several large-scale migration activities of Han people from the Central Plains to the south since the Tang and Song Dynasties, which made the advanced Central Plains culture meet and merge with Fujian and Guangdong aborigines at that time, forming Minhai culture characterized by Min dialect, Guangfu culture characterized by Cantonese and Hakka culture that still maintains the ancient sound of the Central Plains. Hakka's iconic traditional houses, earth buildings and enclosed houses reflect the tradition of living in groups in the Central Plains. Lingnan gardens are compatible with the styles of northern gardens and Jiangnan gardens.

Due to its special geographical location and commercial relationship, Lingnan has had close ties with western countries since ancient times. As early as the Tang and Song Dynasties, Arab merchants brought Islam and Arab culture, and Huaisheng Temple in Guangzhou and Qilin Temple in Quanzhou are historical witnesses. After the Opium War, Guangzhou and other places were forced to turn into foreign trade ports, which were branded with British, Portuguese, Japanese and other colonial cultures. In the old society, millions of poor people went abroad to make a living, making Meizhou, Chaoshan and Pearl River Delta regions in Guangdong, Xiamen, Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Nan 'an and Zhangzhou in Fujian, Haikou, Wenchang and Qionghai in Hainan and other places become hometown of overseas Chinese. Overseas Chinese, because of their woody water resources and patriotism, have maintained close ties with the motherland and introduced advanced foreign cultures. The Diaolou in Kaiping and the Jimei School Village complex in Xiamen are typical architectural representatives of the combination of Chinese and Western.

6. Tourism supporting services are perfect, and tourism resources are characterized by artificial landscapes. Most parts of this area have developed economy, a large urban population, a vast tourism market, and perfect tourism facilities and supporting services. There are convenient sea transportation, railway transportation, air transportation and high-grade highways, as well as subways, newly-built high-speed railways and urban light rails; The number and grade of star-rated hotels are also in the forefront of the country; The catering and entertainment industry is leading the country. All these have created favorable conditions for the development of tourism in this area.

In terms of tourism landscape, this area spans the tropics and subtropics, with mountains facing the sea, mountains, seas and islands with complete natural scenery and ancient human history. The long-term integration of Central Plains culture, Guyue culture, Fujian culture, Hakka culture, overseas Chinese culture, minority culture, river culture, marine culture and western region culture has made the tourism resources in this area complete, especially the most influential and characteristic man-made landscape. The provinces in this area, especially Guangdong, have strong economic strength and great tourism advantages, and their artificial theme parks are famous for their early development, large quantity, large scale and good benefits.