Ⅱ. Cross-Cultural Critical Thinking

Ⅱ. Cross-Cultural Critical Thinking

Directions：  Culture has been employed as one significant aspect of tourism and strategies are made keeping in mind the cultural development including cultural heritage and cultural production. For this part, you are required to write an essay on How to Promote the Development of Cultural Tourism Industry in the GBA. You should write at least 120 words, and a definition of Cultural Tourism is as below.

According to the definition adopted by the UNWTO General Assembly at its 22nd session (2017), Cultural Tourism implies “a type of tourism activity in which the visitor’s essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience and consume the tangible and intangible cultural attractions/products in a tourism destination. These attractions/products relate to a set of distinctive material, intellectual, spiritual and emotional features of a society that encompasses arts and architecture, historical and cultural heritage, culinary heritage, literature, music, creative industries and the living cultures with their lifestyles, value systems, beliefs and traditions.”

Useful Expressions

the tourism industry　旅游产业

in recent decades　近几十年来

a major pillar industry　支柱产业

creative tourism　创意旅游

travelling agency　旅行社(https://www.daowen.com)

stimulate the growth of economy　刺激经济增长

increase cultural understanding　增加文化理解

be inextricably linked　紧密相连

cultural sights 文化名胜

the integration of culture and tourism　文化和旅游的融合

intangible cultural heritage protection　非物质文化遗产保护

promote the people-to-people exchanges　促进人与人之间的交流

have a mutually beneficial relationship　互利互惠关系

strengthen the attractiveness and competitiveness　提高吸引力和竞争力