Tourism is becoming an increasingly important industry in China. Our government has taken effective measures to improve this new industry over the past few years. It has explored many appealing Scenic and historic spots. Tourists from all over the world come in flock to China every year.

But people differ as to the advantages and disadvantages of the tourist industry. Those who are in favor of tourism argue that our country can benefit a lot from it. For one thing, it is a large source of foreign exchange and an important part of national planning as well. For another, we may well say that tourism can help to promote the understanding and friendship among the peoples of different countries. The main reason why some people oppose tourism is that the masses cannot benefit from it because the pressure of too many tourists means the higher prices of goods. They also argue that although tourism and recreation are considered to be clean industries, they can have significant impacts on the environment. Tourist make noise, disturb the environment and need services such as accommodation, food, transport, fuel and waste disposal. All this can result in the destruction of the qualities of an area that attracted tourists in the first place. Any change made to an environment, even if it seems insignificant, can have an effect on biodiversity. Resorts, hotels and other recreational facilities can decrease the biodiversity of surrounding natural areas. For example, food scraps and waste water add unwanted nutrients to waterways; facilities encroach on and destry habitats; visitors can disturb feeding and breeding behaviour of native animals; soil, beaches and dunes are eroded by four wheel drives; reefs are trampled by snorklers; intertidal plants and animals are collected; wildlife and fisheries are depleted; seabeds are damaged by boat anchors and moorings; and pollution and vandalism have adversely affected many natural areas.

Inspire of this, I think its gains outweigh its losses. It also means more employment and more income for the country. For this reason the tourist industry should be developed vigorously so as to meet the needs of our socialist economy.

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