On The Protection And Tourist Exploitation Of The Ancient City Langzhong

Langzhong is one of the four well-preserved ancient cities in China. With a long splendid history and prosperous culture, this ancient city is rich in picturesque landscapes and historical relics, which are of great value in appreciation and study of historical change. Every ancient city is not only remains of history but also a representative of history, so with the tourism developing fast, it has great potency in tourist exploitation. The same is true of Langzhong besides its traditional values in culture, art, aesthetics and archaeology.The purpose of this article is to arouse the attention of the scholars and experts to the protection and the tourist exploitation of Longzhong on the basis of an analysis of its characteristics. The thesis will be developed from the following three aspects: its characteristics, its protection and its tourist exploitation. Four parts are included in it.Part 1 is an analysis of the characteristics of Langzhong. The author analyzes and appraises from four angles: the typical city layout in line with geomantic configuration, beautiful natural landscapes, splendid history and culture and colorful folk custom.Part 2 is about the protection of Langhzhong. The author analyzes its present situation of the protection, tying to figure out the problems and the causes, and thus puts forward the basic principles of city-protecting and provides solutions to the problems.Part 3 is about the tourist exploitation of Langzhong. The author studies the present situation and achievements, illustrates the problems of its tourist exploitation as well as the significance, and suggests the specific measures to be taken to push forward its tourist development.Part 4 is the conclusion. Through the analyzing of the protection and exploitation, the author draws such a conclusion: the ancient city Langzhong can be well exploited under the condition that protection should be put at the first; Langzhong's protection and exploitation can coexist; modernization and history can also coexist.