What examples can illustrate the value of religion in tourism?

The influence of religious culture on tourism affects people's ideology, life customs and so on. It has penetrated into literature, art, astronomy, geography and other fields, and is an important part of tourism resources. Tourism is not only an economic phenomenon, but also a social and cultural phenomenon. Modern tourism is a large-scale exchange of various cultures. With the development of tourism, its social influence and its role in religious culture have attracted more and more attention from relevant parties. Therefore, religious culture and tourism are closely related, interrelated and influenced each other. First, the influence of religious culture on tourism. Religious culture is not only an integral part of human culture, but also a unique and attractive humanistic tourism resource with great tourism value. The utilization and development of religious and cultural resources is conducive to the formation of characteristic tourism products, opening up new tourism markets and attracting tourists, which is of great significance to the development of tourism. At present, the total number of followers of various religions accounts for more than 60% of the world population. Many countries attach great importance to the development of religious and cultural resources, and tourist routes with the theme of pilgrimage, mass, burning incense and worshipping Buddha and investigation and research can be seen everywhere. Religious and cultural tourism is also a very important form of tourism. However, since the "Cultural Revolution", the word religion has always had a strong political sensitivity, so religious cultural tourism has always been a problem that China tourism industry is unwilling to face up to. Until now, it has not put forward the development concept and planning of religious cultural tourism suitable for China's national conditions. With the completion of China's Tenth Five-Year Plan, China has become a big tourist country/4-11. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan period, we will further enhance the competitiveness of tourism, cultivate tourism into an important industry of the national economy, and lay the foundation for building a world tourism power. The rapid development of tourism and the changes in international and domestic political, economic, cultural and social situations all require us to face up to the objective reality of religious cultural tourism, deeply study the characteristics and development laws of religious cultural tourism, scientifically and rationally develop and construct religious cultural tourism, comprehensively improve the quality of tourism, give full play to its functions, and make positive contributions to building a socialist economy, politics, culture and harmonious society. First, the manifestations of religious and cultural tourism in China With the demand of the market, religious and cultural tourism activities in China have also produced a diversified trend. According to the purpose of tourism activities, the following five forms of religious and cultural tourism are formed: 1, sightseeing tour of religious holy places and cultural sites. Most religious shrines in China are located in places with beautiful natural scenery. Because of its long history, different architectural styles and extraordinary momentum, it attracts a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists, who play between mountains and rivers, sigh the infinite nature of heaven and earth and feel the profoundness of religious culture.