Table 2. Tourism resource categories.

Natural Resources	Cannot be created with human power	Physiography	Hills, valleys, rock caves, landforms, typical geological zones, etc.
		Waters	Rivers, lakes, waterfalls, springs, wetlands, etc.
		Biological	Forests, grasslands, animal habitats, flora and fauna, etc.
		Natural phenomena	Skyscapes, weather, seasons
	Created by nature and human power in synergy	Terraces
Humanistic Resources	With historical value	Historic sites	Human activity sites, military sites, walled city sites, etc.
		Ancient villages and towns	Ancient villages, ancient towns
		Architecture and facilities	Homes of famous people and historical architecture (non-religious architectures)
		Religious sites	Religious places of worship, temples
		Historic gardens	Gardens, historic gardens
	With uncertain historical value	Cultural venues	Museums, art galleries, cultural venues
		Modern gardens	Zoos, botanical gardens, parks
		Theme parks	Theme parks
		Featured streets	Streets, shopping streets
		Rural landscape	Villages, agricultural landscapes, rural B&Bs
	Human activities	Formed in human’s daily lives	Local customs, cultural performances, traditional celebrations, religious events and temple festivals
Recreation and Tourism Resources	Not tourism attractions per se, but tourism facilities set up for leisure and recreation		Playgrounds, sports complexes, resorts

Note: Tourism resources are divided with reference to <Classification, investigation and evaluation of tourism resources> (GB/T 18972–2017), <Tourism Scenic Area Classification> (T/CTAA 0001–2019) and <2018 China Tourism Scenic Area Development Report> (Department of Resource Development, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, China, 2018).