Abstract: Based on the statistics and onthespot investigation, this paper analyses the basic characteristics and the temporal and spatial dynamic laws of entrying tourist flows（ETFs） to and in Sichuan Province. The ETFs to and in Sichuan are composed of travelers from foreign countries and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, the two parts account for nearly the same proportion of the total. The main foreign tourist markets are the shortdistance markets (Northeast Asian and Southeast Asian), which keep relatively concentrated and stable, Japan, U S A, Singapore, and Thailand are the key entry tourism countries of Sichuan Province. The main target of entry tourists to Sichuan is sightseeing/vacation. As the foreign tourists stay in Sichuan for a short time and spend a little money, the output of tourism market of Sichuan is very low. The development of ETFs to and in Sichuan Province can be divided into three stages, namely preliminary development and rapidly rising stage, widerange fluctuating and gradual development stage and secondary development stage. The ETFs focus on Chengdu(the provincial capital) and spread up to the high quality and most famous tourism spots, so the tourism net can not be formed.

Key words: the entry tourism, tourist flows, dynamic mode of time and space, Sichuan Province