TourismisbecominganincreasinglyimportantindustryinChina.Ourgovernmenthastakeneffectivemeasurestoimprovethisnewindustryoverthepastfewyears.Forexample,ithasexploredmanyappealingscenicandhistoricspots.TouristsfromallovertheworldcomeinflocktoChinaeveryyear.
Butpeopledifferastotheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthetouristindustry.Thosewhoareinfavouroftourismarguethatourcountrycanbenefitalotfromit.Foronething,itisalargesourceofforeignexchangeandanimportantpartofnationalplanningaswell.Foranother,wemaywellsaythattourismcanhelptopromotetheunderstandingandfriendshipamongthepeoplesofdifferentcountries.
Themainreasonwhysomepeopleopposetourismisthatthemassescannotbenefitfromitbecausethepressureoftoomanytouristsmeansthehigherpricesofgoods.
Inspiteofthis,Ithinkitsgainsoutweighitslosses.Italsomeansmoreemploymentandmoreincomeforthecountry.Forthisreasonthetouristindustryshouldbedevelopedvigorouslysoastomeettheneedsofoursocialisteconomy.