文档介绍：1 I. Introduction The Development of Chinese Tourism T ourism has received an international reputation in the history of world economy. In China , tourism has been existed for almost 60 years since the foundation of the first travel agency inN ov. 1949. Chinese tourism developed quickly after 1978 due to the state ’s policy of reformation and opening. T hrough less than 30 years ’ developing , tourism has formed its own structure and system, and es one of the fastest growing industries in China. China has e one of the most popular tourist destinations and one of the leading countries of world tourism industry. W ith the rapid development of national tourism industry , great contribution has been made by it to Chinese economy. T ourism isone source of foreign exchange and an important way to provide employment. On 2010 February 25, national bureau of the People's Republic of China was announced 2009 national economic and social development, including statistics bulletin of statistic data are as follows: In2009, less than billion people including million people visit C hina. The number of travellers visit foreign countries has reached million, rise by4% than last year, I ncluding because of personal reason, rise by %, the number of overseas reached %. In whole year, travelers reached billion, rise by 11%, which earned billion Yuan , rise by %. inbond number reached million ,decline %, including million foreigners, declined %, Hong Kong, Macao and patriots are million, declined %. In whole tourism industries, foreign exchange e reached billion USD. Declined by %. Those slowing growth reason due tothe financial crisis , but, traverlers number and e are growth. In response, relevant industries , such as transportation, construction and other service businesses have developed to some extent. 2 The Significance of Tourism English in China N owadays, English es a global languag