The Influence of Terrain and Climate on Tourism Resources in China

Various types of landforms constitute various tourism resources with their unique forms and charms. China has a complicated geological history and experienced large-scale crustal movement, especially neotectonic movement, which laid the basic outline of China landform. The five basic landform types are complete and widely distributed. Geomorphology has a profound influence on the formation and evolution of natural landscape in China. As a tourist resource, it has great potential for development and utilization.

Plain areas are generally low and flat, with gentle ups and downs, and the natural landscape is relatively monotonous. However, due to different reasons and geographical locations, the plains show different natural landscapes. For example, the northeast and north China plains are endless and fertile; The plain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the Pearl River Delta are densely covered with rivers and lakes, and the terrain is low, which is the scenery of Jiangnan water town. Plain is an area where human beings live, with a long history of development, developed farming and convenient transportation. Due to the long-term effect of human factors, its original appearance has changed to varying degrees. Therefore, the plain area is rich in human landscape and suitable for developing pastoral scenery tourism.

The plateau is high in terrain, and the landscape is different because of its different height and surface composition. Inner Mongolia Plateau is open and magnanimous, "the sky is grey, the wild is vast, the wind blows grass and the cattle and sheep are low"; The loess plateau is criss-crossed and fragmented, and it is a world of "crazy gods squeezing"; The karst landforms in Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau are widely distributed, with many strange peaks, rugged rocks, unique caves and fascinating wonders. Known as the "roof of the world", the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau attracts people to travel, explore and visit with its unique plateau climate, magnificent modern mountain glaciers, strong feelings of Tibetan people, religious buildings and religious culture with local ethnic characteristics.

The mountain is relatively less influenced by human beings, and more original landscapes are preserved, so it has the beauty of natural carving. Mountains at different altitudes strongly attract people who have lived in plains and cities for a long time with their unique shapes, waterfalls, flowing springs and exotic flowers. In particular, famous scenic mountains not only have the natural beauty of typical mountain landscapes, but also permeate the beauty of human landscapes. The combination of the two makes the mountain become the landform with the highest tourism value. Now, with the development of industrialization and urbanization, the voice of "advocating nature and returning to simplicity" is getting louder and louder. People yearn for the nature with quiet environment, fresh air, gurgling streams, gurgling mountain springs and overflowing flowers, and carry out activities such as leisure, recuperation and tourism, which are exactly possessed by the natural landscape in mountainous areas, thus further improving the tourism value of mountainous areas.

On the basis of five basic landforms, China has formed a large area of karst, Danxia, flowing water, coast, glaciers, volcanoes and other landforms due to different lithology, climate, flowing water and other natural factors. They have unique shapes and unique landscapes, and have high geomorphological tourism value.