Briefly describe the concept and characteristics of tourism text

Tourism texts are applied texts that are contacted by front-line tourism personnel. Characteristics are uniqueness.

Travel text is a relatively special type of compound text. Because the translation target of tour guide words is relatively special and the audience is both specific and broad, its translation characteristics are also different from the translation of other texts. This uniqueness is mainly reflected in three aspects, namely vividness, culture and interactivity.

The purpose of the tour guide is to create a good tourist atmosphere for tourists and use vivid images and words to stimulate tourists' interest in viewing.

The origin of tourism:

The pioneers of tourism were merchants, and the first people to travel were the Phoenicians, a sea people. Travel as a social behavior has existed since ancient times. China is one of the ancient civilizations in the world. The rise of travel activities is also at the forefront of the world. China has it as early as the 22nd century BC. The most typical traveler at that time was probably Dayu. He visited great rivers and mountains in order to dredge the eighteen rivers in Jiujiang.

After that, there were Laozi and Confucius during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. I preached and rode a green ox to the west. Confucius traveled around the world giving lectures. During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian was sent as an envoy to the Western Regions, reaching as far away as Persia, present-day Iran and Syria. During the Tang Dynasty, Xuanzang went to India for Buddhist scriptures. During the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He made seven voyages to the Western Ocean, reaching as far as the coast of East Africa. The great traveler Xu Xiake also wrote a travelogue.