What are the characteristics of rural eco-agricultural tourism industry?

(1) Agricultural tourism takes place in rural areas, with rural natural resources, agricultural resources, human resources and folk cultural resources as tourist attractions. Rural characteristics and local customs are the outstanding features of rural eco-agricultural tourism.

(2) The target market of agricultural tourism is cities, and most of the consumption tourists of agricultural tourism come from large and medium-sized cities with developed economies. Cities are the source of rural tourists. Facing the urban market and serving urban tourists are the main tasks of rural eco-agricultural tourism.

(3) Agricultural tourism has a strong leisure. Agricultural tourism makes more use of weekends and holidays, which is one of the important choices for urban residents to adjust their lifestyles periodically, and it is also a leisure short-distance tour.

(4) Agricultural tourism is free. Agricultural tourists mainly take the form of self-help tour, with units, families, relatives and friends as the main groups, and choose their own tourist locations and routes, and the arrangement of tourism activities is relatively loose.

(5) Agricultural tourism is participatory. In addition to sightseeing and appreciation, agricultural tourism should also provide opportunities for urban tourists to practice and participate, and increase their understanding of the countryside and experience of rural life and agricultural production.

(6) Agricultural tourism is spatio-temporal.