Preface
A Long Story to Tell
When I studied as a junior student in the Department of Geography in Henan University in 1983，my classmate and I，entrusted by Professor Yizhu Huang，went to investigate the situation of land resources in Luanchuan County of Luoyang. Under the guidance of a local we fortunately came across a cave called Jiguan Cave （meaning cockscomb） 3 km west to the county. Thanks to the acute cognition based on the profession of geography，we realized in no time that it is a rare landscape with typical karst land features which locates halfway up the mountain with the diameter of the mouth no more than 2 meters. As a famous Chinese saying goes that “a newly born calf is not afraid of a tiger”，holding candles offered by that local，lit by feeble candle light，we spent almost 2 hours exploring every corner of the enormous underground palace hidden under this seemingly common mountain with quite a surprise. This unexpected “discovery”inspired us to work together on a little piece of article which was submitted to Henan Daily for publication. Although the article failed to be published，the trip into Jiguan Cave left a remarkable influence on my future life of traveling.How time flies！ The cave we crept in has been well-known as an AAAAA scenic spot to domestic and overseas tourists for years while it has become one of core attractions authorized by NTA （National Tourism Administration） as the “Model of Luanchuan”.
Making A Long Story Short
Devoted myself to the research of tourism industry from 1990s，I conclude tourism planning as an array of skilled jobs including learning the procedure of tour planning，going on field trips and doing many spot investigations on geographic and cultural circumstances and spectacles. Not only was I pleased by the gorgeous sceneries and refined words，but I put the famous Chinese ambition into practice through over 30 years of traveling thousands of miles as well as reading thousands of books. My footprints have covered every land of my home country and some other countries such as Ukraine，Russia，Belarus，Kazakhstan，Moldova，Turkey，Mongolia，the US，Australia of four continents seeking education or doing research. Access to the Black Sea and some other essays were published and many marvelous photos were taken，which turns out to be another form of records for the trace and thinking of Tourism Development and Management.
About the Album
Photographs are indispensable means to visually display the unbelievable beauty of nature and culture，the glamorous creation of the magical power. A portion of photographed on trips of these years by the author constitute the book，dedicated to remind the readers of the importance of cherishing and being nice to the beautiful views and sceneries around us and avoiding an unsustainable tourism development of the abuse or overuse of natural and cultural resources.Therefore，the intention of compilation of this book is to share how the author thinks of tourism planning rather than representing the photography skills，which resembles a famous Chinese proverb that “the drinker’s heart is not in the cup—to have ulterior motives”.
Particular Thanks
Many thanks to my family for their being patient and supportive to my “hobby of photography”，especially to my wife Huiling Wang. Not less thanks to my dear daughter，Danlei Wang，for her driving me through the United States visiting a great many national parks，state parks，famous universities and former residence of celebrities. Particular thanks to the editor Ling Jin of China Railway Publishing House and her colleagues，who planned for and supported the publishing of the book professionally and responsibly. Yi Liang from Tourism Department of TUC took on the translation into English to whom I am very grateful. There are many other colleagues and friends I ever worked with who deserve my immense gratitude for their tolerance，support and cooperation，which are ever-lasting motivation on my way to go forward with much optimism. I have to admit that the photographs contained in this book are never considered as works of professionals but the means to represent some rough ideas and opinions drawn from my research of tourism planning and development. Any criticism or improvement from the readers for anything inappropriate and unintended mistakes will be highly appreciated.
Qingsheng Wang in Haiming Garden of Tianjin
13/8/2016