Cultural heritage is an important foundation for tourism development. The intrinsic value of tourism industry is achieved through the tourists'appreciation for the scenic tour. The development of tourism has caused a severe challenge,but also provided a good opportunity for the use and protection of cultural heritage. This article,through analyzing the relationship between tourism development and heritage protection,combining the features of Chinese cultural heritage protection,made a number of thoughts on how to better protect and utilize cultural relics in the process of tourism development.