1. Tourism, as a social behavior, has existed since ancient times. China is one of the ancient civilizations in the world, and the rise of travel activities is also in the forefront of the world. China existed as early as the 22nd century BC.
2. As early as the Yin and Zhou Dynasties, people began to pay attention to the types of travel. In the Book of Changes, a kind of divination specifically aimed at merchants is called divination. The word "road" is used for business travel. First, the word "road" originally meant to walk. Second, the word "Lu" was often used as land by the ancients, and it became the proper name of commercial tourism at that time.
3. The word "tourism" was first seen in the Six Dynasties and the Qi and Liang Dynasties. Shen Yue's poem "A Sad Journey to Beauty in Spring" and "A Beautiful Spring Tourist" are used to refer to a trip with personal will as the leading factor and sightseeing as the main factor, which is different from other utilitarian trips.
The concept of leisure tourism has changed. Before the Second World War, only wealthy, leisure and well-educated people in society traveled abroad, content to enjoy foreign scenery and artistic works.