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Study on the development path of cultural tourism resources in Balikun reclamation

Chunxiang Zhang

Article ID: 1692
Vol 1, Issue 2, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/st.v1i2.1692

Received: 9 April 2020; Accepted: 21 May 2020; Available online: 7 June 2020; Issue release: 30 October 2020

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Balikun, known as the mother place of Han culture in Xinjiang, has rich cultural tourism resources and a good foundation for tourism development. It is one of the first counties to enter the list of national global tourism demonstration areas. Based on the analysis of Tunken culture and its tourism nature, this paper defines the concept of Tunken cultural tourism resources, and further excavates, classifies and analyzes the characteristics of Balikun Tunken cultural tourism resources. Based on the realistic basis of Balikun tourism development, this paper explores the realization path of the development of cultural tourism resources in Balikun from the perspective of global tourism.

Keywords

reclamation of cultural tourism resources; Balikun; global tourism; create path

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8. Han X. Research on the “five in one” development model of county tourism based on smart tourism—A case study of Luanchuan County, Luoyang City, Henan Province. Development Research 2015; (5).

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