Chinese County Tourism Development Model

Town tourism, an important part of China tourism industry, is in the key time of transmission. There are different competitive advantages and tourist products in different towns. These differences of tourism resources, social and economic condition result in different development methods, emphases and patterns. On the base of analyzing five development patterns of town tourism, comparing their common and different points and studying their competitive ability, the development trend of town tourism in China can be told.There are five chapters in this paper. Chapter 1 introduces the studying background and meaning, the research method and frame. Chapter 2 includes related concepts and basic theory of town tourism development pattern, as well as the review of earlier research, which is the theoretical basis of later research and analysis. Chapter 3 puts forward five town tourism development patterns in China after analyzing the content and influencing elements of town tourism development pattern. Chapter 4 makes comparative research, including common and different points, and general conclusion. At last, Chapter 5 points out the possible development trend of town tourism development patterns in China.