Abstract:
The emergence of Deng Xiaoping’s tourist economic thought has a special historical background. It was initiated by Deng Xiaoping right before or after his third comeback and it is a concentrated as well as systematic thought which focuses on the modern tourism industry of China that evolved gradually afterwards. His thought contains the concrete reflections about many aspects of the tourism industry.It not only emphasizes the ideas and methods to develop tourism, thus points out the development direction and route of China’s tourism industry, but also leaves us inspirational legacy. First, persisting in reform and opening up is a fundamental measure to release the vitality to a further level in all fields under the conditions of a new normal economy; Second, grasping the characteristics of the times and seizing important historical opportunities are the basic prerequisites to obtain great supporting power for development; Third, “Serving the people” is the basic principle of the CPC at all stages and in all fields of its work.