目的多年来对相关文献以及数据的统计,从研究内容以及研究阶段的特征性方面对目前中国历史文化名城旅游可持续发展的当前状态进行了评价及分析。分析体现了其内容都集中在了名城旅游可持续发展及发展策略评估研究、名城旅行可持续发展研究、名城旅游市场及其发展策略研究、研究内容应以定性发展为主、定量较少;以后应该借鉴国外成功策略的基础上,多重视基本理论的总结,持续创新和研究方法,加强名城旅游的研究,名城旅游可持续发展及发展策略机制、游客的反馈与态度及如何持续发展旅游是今后研究的重点. OBJECTIVE To evaluate and analyze the current status of tourism sustainable development in China’s historical and cultural cities from the content of the research and the characteristics of the research stage over the years based on the statistics of relevant literature and data. The analysis shows that the contents of the research focus on the research on the sustainable development and development strategies of famous cities, the research on the sustainable development of famous cities, the tourism market in famous cities and their development strategies. The contents of the research should focus on qualitative development with relatively small quantities. Based on the successful strategies of other countries, we should pay more attention to summarizing basic theories, innovating continuously and studying methods, strengthening the study of famous cities, the strategic and sustainable development of tourism in famous cities, the feedbacks and attitudes of tourists and how to develop tourism in the future The focus of the research.