Abstract:

Since the China Western Development was implemented,the western China has achieved rapid growth in economy,society,infrastructure and ecological construction,etc.However,there still exists a wide gap between the western and other areas in economic and income level.The problems such as the insufficiency of public service remain critical.Taking Lijiang city as an example,its economic development as well as the tourism in the past 30 years are described and analyzed.Comparing with other western provinces and cities in the aspects of indicators of the planed welloff society and modernization of China,the results show that Lijiang fell far behind in economy especially in social development in Western.The situation of minority in Lijiang is acute.At last the future policy position of China Western Development is discussed focusing on the developmental strategy in regional economy as well as tourisms of Lijiang.The keywords of this police position will be the enhancement of financial transfer payment,the social and cultural development strategy for minority areas and the favorable policy for the planning and construction of economic zones in remote minority areas in Western China.