%0 Journal Article %T Protection of Non-material Cultural Heritages and Tourism Development %A Wei LI %A Ting CUI %A De-yan XIN %J Canadian Social Science %D 2007 %I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture %X As an ancient nation with a long history and civilization, China is abundant in non-material cultural heritage, which not only lays the cultural foundation for Chinese nation but also carries original gene of the Chinese civilization. Non-material cultural heritage, recognized as a form of culture as well as a source of tourism, arouses gradual concerns and focus from people involved. This paper firstly proposes the definition of non-material cultural heritage, its origins and features, on the basis of which the role it plays in tourism has been brought out. Meanwhile, great emphasis is put on the concerning problems in tourism. In view of these issues, suggestions and possible solutions have been offered to protect the non-material cultural heritage. Key Words: non-material cultural heritages, protection, tourism development R¨¦sum¨¦: Ayant une longue histoire et civilisation, la Chine est un ancien pays riche en h¨¦ritages tr¨¨s abondants de culture non-mat¨¦rielle, qui non seulement ont jet¨¦ les fondements de la culture des chinois, mais aussi portent les g¨¨nes originels de la culture des chinois. Comme une forme de culture ainsi quˇŻune source de tourisme, la culture non-mat¨¦rielle est reconnue de tout le monde de plus en plus, et aussi attire-t-elle les attentions et les refiexions des gens. Cet article explique dˇŻabord le concept, lˇŻorigine et les caract¨¨res de la culture non-mat¨¦rielle, puis d¨¦montre que la culture non-mat¨¦rielle est une source importamte de tourisme en mettant l'accent sur les analyses de ses probl¨¨mes dans le d¨¦veloppement du tourisme, et donnant des propositons et des points de vue pour sa protection. Mots-Cl¨¦s: h¨¦ritage de culture non-mat¨¦rielle, protection, le d¨¦veloppement du tourisme %U http://cscanada.net/index.php/css/article/view/492