What are natural tourism resources? Types and examples of natural tourism resources.

Natural tourism resources are also called natural scenic tourism resources. Refers to the natural landscape composed of various geographical environments or creatures that can make people feel beautiful or interested. They are usually formed through long-term development and evolution under the influence of some dominant factor and the participation of other factors. Although due to the influence of human activities, some artificial landscape objects appeared in historical period, which have some characteristics of historical culture in a specific period, as far as the main body of landscape construction is concerned, they still have the basic characteristics of natural landscape, and all artificial structures only play the role of setting off and embellishing.

According to "China Tourism Resources Census Standard", natural tourism resources are divided into four categories, namely landform landscape, waterscape, weather and meteorology and biological landscape.

Landscape tourism resources: such as mountain landscape, karst landscape, Danxia landscape, sandstone peak forest landscape, sandstorm landscape, volcano landscape, glacier landscape, coastal landscape, etc.

② Waterscape tourism resources: including oceans, rivers, lakes, waterfalls and various springs;

③ Weather and meteorological tourism resources: such as aurora and sea of clouds;

④ Biological landscape tourism resources: including forests, grasslands, wildlife, marine life, etc.