How did tourism come into being?

"Tourism" is easy to understand in meaning. "Travel" is the process of traveling and going out, that is, to travel from place A to place B in space in order to achieve a certain goal; "Tour" means going out for sightseeing, sightseeing and entertainment. That is, a trip to achieve these goals. Together, it is tourism. Therefore, travel focuses on travel, which has not only the meaning of "travel", but also the meaning of sightseeing and entertainment.

Therefore, the definition of tourism can be expressed as follows: tourism is the sum of all relationships and phenomena that people take in order to seek spiritual pleasure.

The origin of tourism (production) The pioneer of tourism was the merchant, and the earliest tourists were the Phoenicians.

As a social behavior, tourism has existed since ancient times. China is one of the ancient civilizations in the world, and the rise of travel activities is also in the forefront of the world. China existed as early as the 22nd century BC. At that time, the most typical traveler was probably Dayu, who traveled all over the country in order to dredge the eighteen rivers in Jiujiang. Then came Laozi and Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Lao Tzu preached and rode the green ox west. Confucius gave lectures and traveled around the world. During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions as far away as Persia and now Iran and Syria. In the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang learned the scriptures and went to India. In the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West and reached the East African coast as far as possible. The great traveler Xu Xiake made a travel note.