How to define cultural tourism correctly?

The definition of cultural tourism is 1: it is based on the regional differences of tourism culture, the process of cultural collision and interaction, and the result of cultural harmony. It has the characteristics of nationality, artistry, mystery, diversity and interaction. The process of cultural tourism is the process of tourists experiencing the cultural connotation of tourism resources, which is also one of the main functions of cultural tourism. It gives people a detached cultural feeling, relying on tourist attractions full of cultural connotations, and embodies the functions of stimulating aesthetic interest, enlightening education and pinning national and religious feelings.

Definition 2: Cultural tourism generally refers to tourism with the purpose of appreciating foreign traditional culture, pursuing the remains of cultural celebrities or participating in various local cultural activities. Seeking cultural enjoyment has become a new fashion in tourism. Cultural tourism industry is a special comprehensive industry, which has become the most dynamic emerging industry in the economic and social development in the new century because of its high relevance, wide coverage, strong radiation and strong driving force. Cultural tourism includes historical sites, architecture, national art and religion. Its coverage is very strong, covering almost all related industries.

Cultural tourism is a term that only appeared and became popular in recent years, and it is closely related to the change of tourists' demand. Therefore, the more popular definition is "those tourism activities with human resources as the main content, including places of interest, architecture, national art and folk customs, religion, etc." Some people say that cultural tourism is a special kind of tourism, and it is a big tourism activity that integrates politics, economy, education and science and technology.

To sum up, cultural tourism is a collection of tourism activities with rich cultural connotation and in-depth participation in tourism experience, with the ornamental objects and leisure and entertainment methods created by tourism operators as the consumption content.

Yuan Jing Design Institute talks about the difference between cultural tourism and tourism culture.

Cultural tourism and tourism culture are two concepts that are both related and strictly different. Cultural tourism belongs to the category of sports and is a type of tourism, which has an organic connection with tourism in connotation. Tourism culture belongs to the category of culture, a category of culture, and a cultural type juxtaposed with architectural culture, ecological culture and artistic culture. On the one hand, the development of culture enriches the content of tourism culture, and then promotes the development of tourism culture. On the other hand, the development of tourism culture can provide rich tourism content for cultural tourism and meet various cultural needs of tourists. In extension, cultural tourism can be said to be a research content of tourism culture, and the content of tourism culture is much richer than that of cultural tourism.