For more than 100 years,tourism,as a way to participate in understanding and insight into the world,as well as the popularization and globalization of tourism,has laid the premise and foundation for the development of Chinese modernization.From the 1920s to the reform and opening-up,the social function of tourism development echoed the historical exploration logic of Chinese modernization development;From the reform and opening-up to now,tourism development has echoed the modern practical logic of Chinese modernization.Tourism is a strategic pillar industry of the national economy,and its epochal,ethical and guiding nature should be fully reflected in enabling the development of Chinese path to modernization.As a strategic pillar industry of the national economy,tourism empowerment Chinese path to modernization should fully reflect the era,ethics and guidance of tourism.In the future,it is necessary to explore higher value concepts,respect tourism rights,practice tourism rights,develop tourism rights,and enable people to better share tourism space rights.This paper can theoretically provide reference for the high-quality development of China's tourism industry,and in practice,it can highlight the local plan of tourism enabling the development of Chinese path to modernization.