旅游,作为一种较为复杂的文化现象和社会现象,是中国古代社会发展的重要组成部分,而对旅游起源的研究也是学术界十分关注的问题之一。本文主要是从旅游概念的相关界定与分析出发,对中国古代旅游的起源的时间、中国古代旅游的形式与发展以及笔者自身对中国旅游起源的认知和了解进行研究和分析,在掌握相关知识的基础上,准确把握旅游发展的相关规律和特征,促进旅游行业的前进和发展。 As a kind of complicated cultural phenomena and social phenomena, tourism is an important part of the social development in ancient China. However, the study of the origin of tourism is also one of the most concerned issues in academia. Based on the definition and analysis of tourism concepts, this paper mainly studies and analyzes the origin of ancient Chinese tourism, the form and development of ancient Chinese tourism, and the author’s own cognition and understanding of the origins of tourism in China. On the basis of accurate grasp of the relevant laws and characteristics of tourism development and promote the tourism industry’s progress and development.