What is cultural tourism?

Cultural tourism is the product of the development of tourism at a certain stage, which has different connotations in different development periods. In other words, the understanding of cultural tourism should be a process of constant renewal and development, not a static one.

According to the definition of the World Tourism Organization, cultural tourism is "a human activity with culture as its motivation". Some domestic academic circles think that cultural tourism is a type of tourism, some think that it is an experience, a spirit and a connotation, and some think that it is a characteristic tourism product with the purpose of visiting, inspecting and learning.

Generally speaking, the understanding of cultural tourism mostly stays at the development level of cultural tourism resources, which is often confused with "tourism culture". In addition, overemphasizing the attributes of tourism products also narrows the scope of cultural tourism. At present, cultural tourism is more likely to be regarded as a form of tourism that is motivated by cultural needs and obtains spiritual and cultural enjoyment through cultural interpretation, cognition and understanding of cultural carriers and cultural issues in tourist destinations. —— Prospective Industry Research Institute