泰国的旅游业自六十年代以来发展迅速,已成为对泰国经济贡献最大的产业之一。泰国旅游素来以鲜明的民族文化旅游特色而闻名。亚洲象是泰国闻名的动物资源,围绕大象的旅游开发已使它成为泰国旅游支柱产业之一,它植根于泰国文化,同时依赖较为完善的多层次多方位旅游资源开发策略,从而取得了巨大成功。深入谈讨泰国大象旅游资源开发的成功要素,对我国的生态文化旅游开发,有重要的借鉴意义。一、泰国的象文化有着深厚的多层次的历史文化底蕴。 Thailand’s tourism industry has developed rapidly since the 1960s and has become one of the industries that make the greatest contribution to Thailand’s economy. Thailand has always been famous for its distinctive ethnic and cultural tourism. Asian elephant Thailand is well-known animal resources, tourism development around the elephant has become one of the pillar industries in Thailand tourism, it is rooted in Thai culture, at the same time rely on a more comprehensive multi-level multi-directional tourism resources development strategy, which made Great success. In-depth discussion of the success of the development of Thai elephant tourism resources elements, the development of eco-cultural tourism in our country, there is an important reference. First, Thailand’s elephant culture has a profound multi-level historical and cultural heritage.