2014年7月7日星期一

Tourism and community development ——China's Tibet Nyingchi community as an example


Introduction:
Nyingchi, located in the southeast of the Tibet province, famous throughout the world for its beautiful scenery. According to official statistics, in 2013, the whole area had received 2.29 million tourists from home and abroad, tourism revenue reached 1.859 billion yuan.
Nyingchi beauty


The influence of tourism on the local community

Ø  speed up the pace of the local farmers out of poverty to get rich
The development of tourism provide employment to local residents, also increased taxation, promote the development of agricultural and sideline products. For example, local community set up a folk village aims to show the traditional culture to foreign tourists, and now has helped local community become rich.
The modernization housing of local community

Ø  promotion the protection and propaganda of local community culture
With the needs of development of tourism market, some local traditional customs and cultural activities, which had almost forgotten before, get the new development; traditional handicrafts obtained the new development for market demand; also reborn dying heritage. All these welcomed by tourists and locals, who feel pride of their traditional cultural.
local religion culture

Ø  conducive to the protection of ecological resources and the environment
Tourism has brought huge economic benefits for local residents, as a result, they will automatically disciplined behavior, attach importance to the protection of resources and the environment. They will be give attention to the problems of environmental quality, and supervision guidance of the environmental policy and environmental protection behavior, so conducive to the protection of ecological resources and the environment.
The beautiful scenery in the local

Ø  update ideas, improve local community population quality
The development of tourism has brought prosperity to local market and people's daily life, also people's aesthetic view, values in change in imperceptible now. They gradually changed some traditional ideas and ways of life, slowly to adapt to the modern atmosphere. At the same time, due to the need of tourism professionals, the local community government also increased spending on education, which will be higher enthusiasm for education, and promote the local population quality.
Local residents of prayer

Ø  speed up the process of urbanization to the local community
The tourism development of local community, also the development of the urban construction and management, which will has an important impact on upgrading of city. For example, the tourism industry promote the local community’s infrastructure, including transportation, communication, utilities, etc have been greatly improved.
handicraft market near the Scenic area 

local Resident house inside


In general, the development of tourism, no doubt brought economic benefits to the local community, promote the protection of traditional culture, updated values, improve the quality of life. More importantly, the development of tourism has given them a new hope for the future life.

cycling
At that moment,I have to admit, Tibet, I really move feeling for you!


local traditional culture