The difference between ancient tourism activities and modern tourism activities

Whether it is modern tourism or ancient tourism, the entertainment purpose of tourism dominates, there is no fundamental change in tourism methods and content, and tourism needs are similar.

The birth of the travel agency as a form of tourism organization marks the formation of the modern tourism industry, which was not available in ancient tourism.

The development of travel and tourism history in ancient China can be roughly divided into two periods, namely the period of myths and legends and the period of historical belief.

1. The period of myths and legends, myths and legends cannot be completely based on According to history, although there are essential differences between the travel that ancient people made in order to obtain living materials or for other reasons and the modern tourism, it still opened the first page of the Chinese nation's tourism history.

2 , the historical period can be divided into the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Qin and Han dynasties, the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Song and Yuan dynasties and the Ming and Qing dynasties.

⑴ Tourism in the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties was mainly for the emperors Tours, political travel and business travel activities.

⑵Qin and Han Dynasties: Adventure travel, academic inspections and Zen activities expanded the scope of tourism activities in this period, deepened the understanding of natural mountains and rivers, and improved the understanding of society. Evaluation ability.

⑶ Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties period: It has special significance for the rise of Chinese landscape poetry, travel notes and other tourism literature creations and the history of Chinese tourism.

⑷ Sui and Tang Dynasties: scholars People roaming became popular, religious travel became popular, international tourism was active and tourism literature creation flourished. These are the characteristics of tourism in this period.

⑸Song and Yuan Dynasties: There were many improvements in tourism literature and tourism theory compared to the Tang Dynasty ⑹ Ming and Qing Dynasties (before the Opium War) period: Compared with the Tang and Song Dynasties, more emphasis was placed on the appreciation of natural landscapes and the summary of tourism experience, especially in the Ming Dynasty. Study tours flourished, and academic writings made extraordinary achievements.