The concept of tourism culture

Linking tourism with culture and attaching importance to the role of culture in the process of tourism make up the blank of tourism culture research in China and objectively promote the healthy development of tourism.

(B) Sum theory

1990 5438+00 The first China Tourism Culture Seminar held in June put forward: "Tourism culture is a special cultural form that acts on the process of tourism life based on the intrinsic value factors of general culture and various elements of tourism, and it is the sum of spiritual civilization and material civilization of human beings in the process of tourism (generally including tourism, accommodation, food, sightseeing, entertainment, shopping and other elements)." Summation theory began to form a relatively complete system.

(C) the theory of national culture

"Encyclopedia of China Human Geography Volume" points out: "The so-called tourism culture refers to the culture reflected by a nation or a country in the process of tourism practice from generation to generation. It contains the unique philosophical concepts, aesthetic habits, customs and human feelings of this nation and this country. In other words, tourism culture is a special expression of a nation's cultural tradition in the process of tourism. "

(D) the theory of subject and object

Both subject theory and object theory define tourism culture from the basic elements of tourism. Object theory is the foundation of tourism culture, but only this foundation can not reveal the essential content of tourism culture. In contrast, the theory of subjectivity clearly points out the inclusive relationship between tourism culture and tourism objects, which is a great progress in understanding.

(5) Collision theory

The "collision theory" grasps the freedom and openness of tourism culture and builds a bridge between subject and object with tourism media. The first China tourism culture seminar described the "collision theory" as "tourism culture is the material and spiritual achievement produced by the interaction of tourism subject, tourism object and tourism media." The "collision theory" pays more attention to the fact that the three elements of tourism must be given priority in tourism culture, rather than what is lacking.

Tourism culture category

Tourism culture is definitely not that kind of abstract and metaphysical thing, but the sum total of material and spirit including tourists, tourism professionals, tourism resources, tourist living facilities, reception area environment and so on. On the one hand, it includes specific and objective contents, such as people, money and things. On the other hand, it also includes intangible cultural elements, such as how tourists use their money, goods and materials, and how tourism develops resources, increases equipment and improves quality to meet tourists' psychological motives and needs. This process from gestation to implementation is directly or indirectly influenced and restricted by cultural traditions and national habits. The result of tourists' entertainment, as well as the obvious trend, the tourism resources developed by tourism practitioners and the various service facilities provided for tourists themselves have more materialized the influence and restriction of various national cultural psychology.