可持续发展是关于人口、经济、社会、环境和资源相互协调的发展战略,是一个国家国民经济和社会发展的必由之路。它的实质就是既要考虑当前发展的需要,又要考虑未来的需要。桂林旅游业目前正处于一个发展黄金期,产业转型升级期和矛盾凸显期,要在保护好环境的前提下实现快速而健康发展,实施旅游业可持续发展战略势在必行。本文浅谈桂林旅游业可持续发展。 Sustainable development is a development strategy concerning the coordination of population, economy, society, environment and resources. It is the only way for a country’s national economy and social development. Its essence is to consider both the needs of the current development and the needs of the future. Guilin’s tourism industry is currently in a golden period of development, industrial restructuring and upgrading and contradictions of the period, to protect the environment under the premise of rapid and healthy development, the implementation of the tourism sustainable development strategy is imperative. This article discusses the sustainable development of tourism in Guilin.