Legal basis: Tourism Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 1 This Law is formulated for the purpose of protecting the legitimate rights and interests of tourists and tour operators, standardizing the order of the tourism market, protecting and rationally utilizing tourism resources, and promoting the sustained and healthy development of tourism.
Article 2 This Law shall apply to tourism activities in the form of sightseeing, vacation and leisure, as well as business activities providing related services for tourism activities within and outside People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 3 The State shall develop tourism, improve public tourism services and protect the rights of tourists in tourism activities according to law.
Article 4 The development of tourism should follow the principle of integrating social benefits, economic benefits and ecological benefits. The state encourages all kinds of market players to make rational use of tourism resources according to law on the premise of effectively protecting tourism resources. Tourist attractions built with public resources should reflect public welfare.
Article 5 The state advocates a healthy, civilized and environmentally friendly tourism mode, supports and encourages various social institutions to carry out tourism public welfare propaganda, and rewards units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to promoting the development of tourism.