The Relationship between Religious Belief, Folklore and Tourism

religion has played an active role in history and will continue to play an active role for a long time to come. The religious culture of a country is not only an integral part of its national culture, but also an important part of the world culture. Tourism is an intermediary industry, as long as it conforms to its operating procedures and can produce positive economic and social benefits, it can be used for it. Under certain conditions, religious culture can be transformed into religious cultural tourism resources and become the basis for developing religious cultural tourism. How to straighten out the relationship between religion and tourism and make it serve the construction of "two civilizations" is something we must seriously consider. The combination of religion and tourism has existed since ancient times. After Buddhism was introduced into China at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, it developed in Wei and Jin Dynasties, and the number of monasteries increased. At that time, most famous painters painted murals for monasteries, and their exquisite murals attracted many tourists and donated money to monasteries, which is a prominent example. In the Tang Dynasty, princesses often visited monasteries and enjoyed murals. There has always been a saying that "there are many famous mountains and monks in the world". Indeed, the secluded mountain forest surrounded by white clouds is not only a Buddhist monk, but also an ideal place for Taoist monks to practice and engage in religious activities. The establishment and prosperity of these places of religious activities in the mountains directly led to the development of mountain scenic spots, thus forming a prestigious religious scenic spot. The "gardening" of Taoist environment in other temples has also created temple gardens. "of boughs and flowers, to a Buddhist retreat" is the best portrayal of the beautiful environment of the temple. Beautiful environment and worship of gods will inevitably attract tourists. Liu Yuxi, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote poems praising Xuandu, such as "Xuandu Guanli Peach Trees" and "The red dust of the purple stranger came to see the flowers", which reflected the beauty of Xuandu's view and the sight of many tourists visiting the peach blossoms at that time. Obviously, religion and tourism have been attached to each other since ancient times. The same is true in ancient foreign countries. World-famous religious shrines, such as Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Vatican, Belitu in Israel, and Jerusalem, are places full of tourists both in history and today. Obviously, the combination of religion and tourism has existed since ancient times, and it is closer today. The combination of religion and tourism has brought economic benefits and promoted the growth of the national economy. China is still in the primary stage of socialism, and developing the national economy is particularly important for our country. As the tertiary industry, tourism has made more contributions to the national economy than automobile industry, steel industry, electronics industry and agriculture, and has become a pillar industry. According to the research of American tourism professionals, the main motivation for western tourists to come to China is firstly to learn about China's culture and art, visit historical sites, experience and experience China's unique lifestyle, and secondly to enjoy scenic spots, among which religious culture plays an important role. There are many kinds of religions in China, including Buddhism, Islam and Christianity, the three major religions in the world, and Taoism, which is native to China. These religions leave a large number of cultural relics and historical sites. Among the three batches of national key cultural relics protection units announced by the State Council, there are more than 15 religious sites, accounting for a considerable proportion. There are more than 3, religious-related places of interest in all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. Take Fujian Province as an example. By 1996, there were 29 sites listed as national cultural relics protection units, including 13 religious relics (including religious sites), accounting for 44.83%, accounting for nearly half. Therefore, religious relics have become available resources for developing tourism. The development of religious tourism, of course, mainly benefits the tourism industry directly, but it also promotes the growth of the national economy. It should be said that there are also contributions from religious departments, thus laying a solid foundation for socialist material civilization.