The Evolution Of Tourist Industry Of The Coastal Cities

Travel industry's developing into an important industry section of Qingdao is the direct outcome of the tourism economy in Qingdao. The dissertation explores the thread of the history of tourist economy development in Qingdao by describing and analyzing the development of travel and travel industry in Qingdao during different periods , in order to provide historical suggestions for the development of travel in Qingdao and other coastal cities.Qingdao is one of the earliest coastal cities which developed tourism. From the opening wharf to the end of 20th century, city tourism in Qingdao has gone through four stages including exploring, developing, stagnating, and transforming in a hundred years'development. Autonymous tourist activity in Qingdao had already begun before travel became the industry in history period. Along with the formation and development of the city, all kinds of tourist activities including business, religion, meeting talks were quickly developing. In 1930's, Qingdao became famous for tourist scenic spots step by step. Travel industry changed and developed from un-conscious to self-conscious immediately. Before the end of 1930's, Travel industry became thriving. Tourist development of Qingdao is leading all over the country during the Germen-occupied period and 1930's. It originated a first case in point in city travel of the whole coastal cities type. After reform and opening, industrialization progressed at a quick pace, and on the large scale gradually. Tourist industry development in Qingdao surpasses other regions, even earlier than coastal cities.The dissertation tries to base on area characteristic, ancient travel, military organizational system in 1891 of Qingdao regions, clarifies devious a hundred years process including start, developing, stagnates, developing rapidly in Qingdao travel industry by three periods(1898~1922;1922~1949;1949~2000), and reveals the special track that Qingdao travel industry develops. The dissertation makes use of the method which combines the substantial evidence analysis with norm analysis, carries through the further research of tourist economic history in Qingdao, and enriches and expandsthe thorough research of tourist history in Qingdao. Herein, the text lays stress on elaborating the character of synthesis, production, merchandise of tourist industry, demonstrates particularity of Qingdao travel, expatiates the characteristics of the tourist market and expounds the total level of economic development, the industrial structure, the change of life style, especially the city construction which plays an important role for the formation and development of travel industry.In the aspects of research method, the author holds that when we study a hundred years development history of Qingdao travel industry, we should make analysis research on an overall high level, the macroscopic visual field and the angle of many courses. In fact, the evolution process from tourism to the traveling industry is the conversion process from tradition the modernization.As a result, the conclusion part sets out from the modernization of view, analyzes the relationship between travel and modernization and points out the realistic significance of the research.