The study presents the timeline of cultural tourism industry in Tunpu of Tianlong from 1998 to 2017. Adopting the mixed methods of normative research and empirical research，and comparing synchronically and diachronically，the study finds that although there are many achievements，some problems still need to be addressed. Taking these problems into considerations，the present study proposes a realistic way to develop the cultural tourism. The problems can be addressed by establishing a recognition system characterized with “the tourism intelligence platform，the map of all-area tourism-based development，global tourism map，multidimensional promotion system”. It needs to adhere to the two main approaches of “poverty alleviation +tourism” and “big data + tourism”. Besides，three transformations and changes need to be made. Meanwhile，the cultural tourism should ensure the coordinated development among government，tourists，tourism companies，and cultural holders. Five tourism modes can be adopted，namely，“agricultural culture + tourism，industrial culture + tourism，distinctive culture + tourism，ethnic culture + tourism，and popular science culture + tourism”. Finally，six themes should be followed，including direct utilization，overall promotion，restoration，centralized exhibition，theme attachment，and tourism real estate.