In the 1980s. There are only 10 employees in the whole society, and they have worked hard to build a publishing house from scratch. The books published at this stage are mainly simple tourist brochures and guide maps, which are in the exploration stage of book publishing.
Development and enrichment stage
In the 1990s. At this stage, Guangdong Tourism Publishing House carried out the first pioneering reform of publishing house system in China, from public institutions to enterprise units. Due to the flexible system, the published books have formed a multi-variety, multi-category and multi-level product structure and achieved remarkable results. The most remarkable achievements of Guangdong Tourism Publishing House in 1990s are New China Expo, Chinese Civilization Expo, Illustrated History of China in 20th Century, Witness to China 100, Witness to the World 100, etc. Among them, New China Expo and Chinese Civilization Expo have won many national and provincial books. With the deepening of reform and opening up, all walks of life are full of vitality and business opportunities. In order to satisfy people's thirst for knowledge, Guangdong Tourism Publishing House published a series of "Modern Life" with the theme of introducing the art and wisdom of modern life (more than 20 kinds), which included many outstanding works of contemporary literary and art circles and painting circles (10 kinds), as well as a number of theoretical or practical economic books.
Due to the continuous improvement of people's living standards, traveling abroad has become a part of people's lives. According to the market demand, Guangdong Tourism Publishing House has grasped people's demand for tourist guide books, and started to develop and launch a series of tourist guides-China tourist hotline series, focusing on tourist hotspots and stringing together the scenery of various tourist attractions. Because of the novel content in the book, it meets the actual needs of tourists and has a novel and beautiful layout. After the full-color beautifully printed book "A Journey to Huangshan" went on the market, nearly 20 kinds were launched one after another, with a total print run of 2 million copies. And the whole series of books are all exported overseas. Due to the rave reviews in the market, this series of books has also triggered some domestic publishing houses and book studios to follow suit or even copy. It can be said that this series has created a new upsurge in the publication of tourism books in China.