How does tourism help the poor?

With the development of tourism, it will bring about the movement and redistribution of domestic property, and tourism has realized the transfer of wealth from developed areas to underdeveloped areas. Many people in tourist areas can benefit from the direct income from tourism. 199 1, Guizhou province creatively put forward the concept of "poverty alleviation through tourism", which has achieved some practical results in recent years. First, farmers around the scenic spot generally get rid of poverty and become rich; Second, enliven the rural economy; Third, it has injected new vitality into the county economy and promoted the rapid development of other industries. According to incomplete statistics, more than 3 million people in China have got rid of poverty and become rich through tourism development, and tourism has played a prominent role in getting rid of poverty and becoming rich. At present, the upsurge of tourism poverty alleviation and development in China is in the ascendant. Document No.9 of the State Council fully affirmed the poverty alleviation function of tourism, and clearly proposed to plan and build a number of pilot areas for poverty alleviation through tourism. In 2000, with the strong support of the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office, the National Tourism Administration set up the first national-level tourism poverty alleviation experimental zone-Liupanshan Tourism Poverty Alleviation Experimental Zone in Xihaigu, Ningxia, which is known as the "crown of poverty" in China. Subsequently, a number of national and provincial pilot areas for tourism poverty alleviation were established one after another, and many poor counties and even poor villages made full use of their unique tourism resources to start tourism. At present, many places in central and western China, such as Yunnan, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Guizhou, Tibet, Hunan, Hubei, Henan, Shaanxi and Shanxi, have developed a large number of tourism resources, which have played an important role in promoting local economic development.