The tourism value of China’s eight major cuisines

There is an old saying in China: Food is the most important thing for the people. All parts of our country have unique food cultures. The cuisines come from far away and are the most popular way of cultural inheritance for the people. What modern tourism needs to advocate is no longer just traveling around the world, but more importantly, it needs to carry forward the cultural essence inherited from various places. And eating is the first to bear the brunt. The combination of food culture and tourism activities will undoubtedly have positive significance for enhancing the economic value of national culture and promoting the development of tourism and catering industries.

Tourism is a pillar cultural industry developed today. Among them, folk culture is an important part of tourism culture. Especially in urban tourism development, folk culture resources are one of the most important tourism resources. Folk tourism shows its unique charm due to its rich cultural heritage and colorful life interests. In the coming centuries with more developed civilizations, folk tourism will surely become a major advantage in people's travel choices. Food culture is an important aspect of folk tourism. In tourism culture, specialty food is the attraction that attracts tourists.

Food is the first element among the six elements of tourism (food, accommodation, transportation, travel, shopping, entertainment). It is the enjoyment of material and spiritual beauty. It has distinctive regional, folk customs and craftsmanship. It is one of the goals for tourists to seek novelty, novelty, ancient exploration and enjoyment. Anyone who is a tourist will think about what the food is like in the place I want to go, what are its characteristics, and will I adapt to it? Under certain circumstances, food and drink even become the first choice for tourists whether to set foot in a tourist destination or decide when to travel. There are many schools of Chinese cuisine in cooking, among which the most influential and representative ones that are also recognized by society are: Shandong, Sichuan, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hunan and other cuisines, which are often referred to as Chinese cuisine. "Eight major cuisines". For many tourists, tasting delicious food and understanding food culture is the purpose of travel. Therefore, to develop the tourism industry and build a famous tourist city, we should give full play to the unique role of food culture.