3.3 Integrating Tourism Resources and Innovating t...
Compared with the preservation and utilization of industrial heritage in southeastern coastal areas'developed cities,developing tourism of third-front industrial heritage has its own unique advantages and disadvantages.The advantage lies in the fact that the third-front industrial heritage is mainly distributed in the western mountainous areas with the beautiful scenery of mountains and waters surrounded and less-damaged natural environment.Such gorgeous landscape and fresh air are fairly scarce for citizens living in the urban area.Furthermore,with the resources such as local folk customs and intangible cultural heritage,it is suitable to create a composite landscape integrating agricultural civilization,industrial civilization and natural scenery.The disadvantage is that the economy in western regions is less developed.Poverty elimination and alleviation is more urgent and arduous.Funds for preserving and developing industrial heritage are limited.Moreover,due to the poor infrastructure and transportation,enterprises'sites were trapped in the deep mountains.How to get the third-front industrial heritage involved in the local natural landscape and historical cultural landscape,and form a new“industrial chain”integrating cultural creativity,historical heritage,leisure and entertainment,industrial tourism and make it a propeller for economy development in the western region is a major issue that needs to be studied.(https://www.daowen.com)
With the rural revitalization strategy and global tourism,the development of tourism in the western region has ushered in the best time in history.This is also an excellent opportunity to combine the preservation and utilization of thirdfront industrial heritage with the development of tourism products.Under the guidance of the national strategy,many localities have actively worked out the development plan for the integration of the third-front industrial heritage conservation,tourism,and strove to create a beautiful rural landscape.The thirdfront industrial heritage is an important resource for the western tourism industry.We should explore third-front industrial heritage and tourism resources with integrating goals,principles and sustainable development models,and make great efforts to create a distinctive and diversified third-front industrial heritage tourism landscape.The construction of the third-front military town is the highlight of tourism planning in many rural areas,but it should have its own characteristics that differ itself from other military towns.Stereotyped patterns will only lead to visual fatigue.