Problems in Religious Tourism

The management of religious sites is chaotic because most Buddhist temples and Taoist temples are ancient buildings left over from the previous generation, which are used as religious management. The author thinks that in the development of religious tourism activities, the tourism management department should not only focus on the tourism income that can be obtained in the short term, but should think more about the problem from the perspective of maintaining the normal development of religion, communicate with religious departments as much as possible, and abide by the rules of religious activities places to minimize the interference to normal religious activities. Generally, the ticket price of religious places should not be too high to facilitate the visit of believers and pilgrims. I think we can refer to the fares of local city parks.

Generally speaking, places are subordinate to religious departments in management, and in some specific links, there are cultural bureaus and relying resources. Tourism bureau and other departments participate in management, which leads to the situation of multi-head management. Moreover, after it is developed into a tourist attraction, a special scenic spot management department will generally be set up, which will become an institution above the original religious organizations that manage the landscape. In some cases, the interests of religious organizations are not taken care of enough in the tourism development work. Tickets for many temples are too high. In 25, the price of many scenic spots in China rose again, and many religious scenic spots were not far behind, and some tickets even doubled. In some places, in order to develop tourism, management departments arrange employees to pretend to be monks to receive tourists in monasteries where there are no monks, and sell so-called "enlightened" goods, or engage in "donating merits" to collect money. These phenomena have aroused people's dissatisfaction, and also caused disputes between religious circles and relevant government departments. Tourists don't know enough about the cultures of Buddhism and Taoism. Tourists who take part in religious tourism generally come for the purpose of increasing their knowledge and want to learn more about China's traditional culture while traveling. However, due to the long-term suppression of religious development since the founding of the People's Republic of China, many Chinese people lack sufficient understanding of the traditional culture of Buddhism and Taoism. At the same time, many domestic tourists have not developed good travel habits, and most of them are keen to take photos at the scenic spots they visit, without taking the initiative to think deeply about the cultural connotation. Therefore, when they take part in religious tourism, what they see and think often stays on the surface. Without guidance and inspiration, it is difficult for them to understand the wise philosophical thoughts of Buddhism and Taoism.