How about taking the tour guide card?

I worked as a tour guide at school for three years and resigned after graduation.

From the perspective of tourism, you don't need to take a tour guide card, and you don't need to take it.

There are textbooks for signing up for the Tourism Bureau, but you still have to attend the training of the Tourism Bureau after signing up (or you have to pay after passing)

The qualification certificate you got is not recognized by the scenic spot, but by some small places. But most mature scenic spots have card readers, and only official tour guides have ic card chips. There is a charge for the annual inspection, and the tour group is charged by the number of days. After the tour group is over, it needs to be returned to the tourism bureau.

If you don't sign a contract with a travel agency, it seems that you can't get a tour guide card. You have to take the contract to the tourism bureau to apply for a card, and also take the authorization form (that is, you can only apply for a card after leaving the group) and return it after leaving the group.

In the Forbidden City, Lijiang and Tibet, you have to pay for the tour. Lijiang city will be taken over by the local tour guide after arriving directly, so the tour guide card has no effect.

I also have plans, but overall it is not very cost-effective.