Protection and Development of Famous Historic and Cultural Cities Guided by Tourism Culture Geography: A Case study of Ancient Pingyao City.

By introducing cultural landscape theories and attaching importance to practical application of theories, this paper analyzed protection and development of ancient Pingyao City under the guidance of relevant theories. Taking Pingyao for example, application of theories in practices will be better understood, and the role of human geography in urban planning reflected. Referring to the protection and development cases of famous historic and cultural cities, this paper analyzed historical and cultural context, and spatial environment of Ancient Pingyao Gty from the perspectives of culture and geography, and proposed suggestions for the protection and development of ancient city under the guidance of human geography theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]