| Since the beginning of the 21 st century,with the rapid development of social economy,people’s demand for spiritual and cultural life is increasing.Many people choose to travel as an important way to relieve pressure,improve mood and study,especially the boom of the Internet and the promotion of mobile travel apps.It is against this background that China’s tourism industry develops rapidly.Rural tourism is a new form of tourism,which promotes the development of tourism and increases the income of farmers.It also plays an important role in the development of rural economy and the upgrading of rural industrial structure,including the sustainable development of towns and villages,the transformation and upgrading of agricultural population,the establishment of intensive,green and smart towns and so on.This study is conducted in this context.On the basis of summarizing relevant researches at home and abroad and combining the concepts and theories of rural tourism economy and urbanization,this paper summarizes the development of rural tourism economy and the status quo of urbanization construction,and analyzes the promoting role of rural tourism economy in urbanization construction.Taking lushan mountain area as an example,this paper analyzes the status quo of tourism and urbanization development in lushan mountain area,further selects the correlation analysis and regression model between tourism income and urbanization rate from economic factors,and draws the conclusion that there is a significant positive relationship between the two.It also analyzes the specific mechanism of rural tourism economy promoting urbanization.In view of the problems existing in rural tourism economy and urbanization construction,this paper puts forward the specific mechanism and measures,and puts forward the future research direction.Through this study,the combination of rural tourism industry and urbanization construction can not only effectively integrate tourism resources,but also promote the development of rural economy,thus accelerating the pace of urbanization construction and finally forming a coordinated rural tourism and urbanization development mechanism.It has important guiding significance to rural economic development and urbanization construction. |