Research On Small Tourist Towns In Ethnic Areas In The Upper Reaches Of The Minjiang River

As one of the key areas for national ecological restoration,ecological governance,and ecological civilization construction,the ethnic area in the upper reaches of Minjiang River is prohibited or restricted development zone according to the national plan for development priority zones.This region,as the main Qiang community in China and the second largest Tibetan area in Sichuan Province,is an important passage of the Tea-horse Road and an important part of the “Tibetan-Qiang-Yi Ethnic Corridor” in China.For a long time,ethnic minorities such as Tibetan,Qiang,Hui and Han have been breeding,thriving,converging,blending,and communicating with each other in this region.They have created and inherited a rich,splendid and diverse ethnic culture.It is an area rich in ethnic cultural diversity.In the context of the new-type urbanization and characteristic small town strategy,how to promote economic and social development,ecological environment restoration and protection,and ethnic cultural heritage protection in areas with many ethnic groups,complex natural conditions,and rich tourist resources? This is a new proposition.Therefore,the achievements in the economic,cultural,social,ecological,and social governance of ethnic regions in the upper reaches of Minjiang River have a typical demonstration effect on other ethnic regions and are of great significance.The various disadvantages of the ethnic area in the upper reaches of Minjiang River and the restriction of the national plan for development priority zones have determined that it is unrealistic to copy the large-scale industrialization-driven urbanization development path of coastal areas in east China.Only based on the endowment advantages of local natural and human resources,Can it cultivate a characteristic small town model that develops characteristic industries and then drives urbanization.The ethnic region in the upper reaches of Minjiang River is rich in natural resources,including mountains,canyons,grassland and wetlands.The diverse and ethnic cultures are the dominant cultural resources in the region.This unique resource endowment advantage determines that it is a practical development strategy in this region to develop tourism and then promote the process of urbanization through tourism.The new urbanization strategy and the featured town strategy have injected continuous policy momentum into the sustainable development of urbanization in ethnic areas in the upper reaches of Minjiang River,and provided reference and directions for the development model and path of urbanization in the area.Through the use of ethnology,anthropology,management,economics and other multi-disciplinary research methods,this dissertationanalyzes and studies the particularity of ethnic regions in the upper reaches of Minjiang River,the development process of tourist towns,and the problems they face.And through qualitative analysis and a small amount of quantitative research on the development of three types of small tourist towns in three field survey sites in Chuanzhusi Town of Songpan County,Shuimo Town of Wenchuan County and Gulgou Town of Li County,this dissertation compares the advantages & disadvantages of the three types of small tourist towns and the problems they face.Then the author puts forward some countermeasures and suggestions.Finally,by analyzing the reasons that restrict the development of small tourist towns in ethnic areas in the upper reaches of Minjiang River,the author proposes development paths and hopes to provide some reference for the urbanization of other ethnic areas.The introduction elaborates the background,the theoretical and practical significance,the purpose,the relevant research review,the main research methods used,and the main innovations of the research.The first chapter sorts out the relevant concepts and classifications of tourist towns by experts and scholars,and puts forward the author's definition based on this.It also sorts out and reviews the relevant guiding theories of this thesis.The second chapter reviews the development process of small tourist towns and tourist towns in ethnic regions in China,and studies the relationship and interaction mechanism between the development of tourism economy and the promotion of urbanization in ethnic regions.The third chapter mainly analyzes the historical evolution of small towns in the ethnic areas in the upper reaches of Minjiang River and the history of tourism urbanization in that region,and specifically analyzes the specific features of the natural geographical environment,economic and social development,ethnic culture,the national plan for development priority zones and other aspects.It also analyzes the special significance of the development of small tourist towns in this area relying on tourism.Chapter 4 conducts an empirical study on the small tourist towns of the three field survey sites,compares the development characteristics and problems faced by the three types of small tourist towns,the similarities and differences in their development,and finally gives practical suggestions for innovative development of the three types of small tourist towns.The fifth chapter mainly analyzes the factors that restrict the development of tourist towns in the ethnic areas in the upper reaches of Minjiang River and their causes,and then provides theoretical support for the selection of sustainable development paths for tourist towns in the region.The sixth chapter mainly analyzes the necessity of the development of tourist towns in the ethnic areas in the upper reaches of Minjiang River,and studies the driving force and the pulling force of the development of tourist towns in this region.In this chapter,the author analyses thecomplementary relationship of products between small tourist towns and large urban agglomerations.The author also proposes some countermeasures for the sustainable development of tourist towns in the region.The conclusion part states the main conclusions and future research prospects of this dissertation.The main conclusions of this dissertation are: The fundamental reason for the sustainable development of small tourist towns in the ethnic areas in the upper reaches of Minjiang River lies in its ability to continuously complement with the products of large urban agglomerations,which drives their mutual dynamic optimization.Specifically,the sustainable development of tourism industry in the ethnic areas in the upper reaches of Minjiang River and the continuous innovation and upgrading of tourism products are the basic foundation and industrial guarantee for the development of small tourist towns in the region.Excellent natural ecological environment is the environmental support for the development of small tourist towns in the ethnic areas of the upper reaches of Minjiang River.The unique and outstanding traditional ethnic culture,which is rich there,is a source of sustainable culture for the continued innovation and development of tourism products in the region.It is a core attraction of the tourism products and the cultural source that highlights its local characteristics in the construction of small tourist towns in the region.The social governance effect of tourist towns in the ethnic regions in the upper reaches of Minjiang River is the social guarantee of the steady development of tourism in the region.