Ecotourism is one type of tourism that appreciation, enjoyment, understanding, and protection of nature. The ecotourism receives most people’s attention, as well as hot and growing point in many types of tourism now. As everyone knows, there are 6 billion acres of grassland in China, accounting for about 40% of the land area, 83% of which distributes China’s western region. The grassland is not only for grazing; various types of grasslands area have also very high value of appreciation. So the grassland contains enormous tourism resources. The China’s western grassland area is a large, varied and complex composition, rich in biodiversity, unique natural scenery, mild climate, and abundant human resources, so there is a lot of potential in the development of ecotourism. In the new century, the state’s exploration strategy of the West China has brought a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the development of the western ecotourism in China. Although China’s western region is poor in economy, it is rich in tourism resources. People should try their best to turn the tourism resource advantages into economic ones and accelerate economic development in the western regions of China. Meanwhile, people must always give top priority to protecting the environment.
Key Words
The ecotourism of grassland; the development of west China;the grassland;effective