Study On The Space Structure And Tourism Development Of The Tianfu Old Town

Since 1980s, with the development of such old towns of Lijiang in Yunnan Province and Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu, old towns, as special tourist resources, have attracted more and more tourists. Presently, old town tour has played an important role in promoting economic development, community prosperity and cultural progress, and has become a popular tourist product in many areas.Nowadays in China a lot of regional old towns have been shaped, among which Jiangnan Old Town is regarded as a quintessence. However, as an important branch, old towns in Tianfu which have been developed separately have not formed their own regional brand. This research aims at the space structure and tourist development of old towns in Tianfu. And on the basis of analyzing space structure of Tianfu old towns, the article elaborates on the existing problems in present tourist development as well as the relevant countermeasures, further some suggestions are given to establish the regional brand of Tianfu Old Town.This essay includes four chapters. Chapter One introduces the research purpose, significance and literature review. Chapter Two provides the analysis of the historical background, type and space characteristics of Tianfu old towns. Chapter Three analyzes the problems in tourist development of Tianfu old towns, puts forward the countermeasures and emphasizes on the brand-building of Tianfu Old Town. Chapter Four analyzes the space structure of four old towns in Tianfu and presents the countermeasures of tourist development of each.