Abstract: In China，due to a high degree overlapping of ethnic areas，poverty-stricken areas and areas with rich tourism resources，tourism development has been the means of poverty reduction in the ethnic areas，which is paid attention to by tourism experts，This paper reviews academic literature about the researches on poverty reduction through tourism（PRT）in ethnic areas．Results indicate that the research of PRT began in the end of 1980s and it has undergone three phases，namely the beginning stage，preliminary development stage and fast development stag e，but still being in the initial stage of research．The research focuses on the meaning of PRT and its supporting theories；feasibility analysis and the development strategies of PRT in specific ethnic areas；the effects，the patterns，the problems and the countermeasures of PRT in ethnic areas．Most researches are based mainly on qualitative description．The research regions are mainly concentrated in Yunnan，Guangxi，Guizhou，Sichuan，and Gansu provinces where there are a large number of poverty populations and rich tourism resources．In the further，researches should be expanded and deepened，such as the pathways of gaining benefits and development opportunities of the poor，the construction of local industrial chains， especially，the integration into cultural industry，and the studies of income distribution and property right of ethnic cultural tourism resources．

Keywords: Key words：PRT; ethnic areas; research progress

摘要： 在我国，民族地区、贫困地区与旅游资源富集区具有高度的重叠性，旅游开发成为民族地区反贫困的主要手段，引起了旅游学界、业界的极大关注。本文基于相关文献，对我国民族地区旅游扶贫研究的历程、内容、地域和方法进行了分析，认为我国民族地区旅游扶贫研究始于20世纪80年代中后期，经历了起步、初步发展、快速发展等3个阶段，但总体还处于研究的初级阶段；研究内容集中于旅游扶贫含义及其支撑理论、特定民族地区旅游扶贫的可行性分析及基本思路、民族地区旅游扶贫的效应及模式研究、民族地区旅游扶贫问题和对策研究等；研究方法主要以定性描述为主；研究区域集中在云南、广西、甘肃、贵州、四川、青海等贫困人口多、贫困程度深、旅游资源丰富的民族地区。今后应进一步拓展研究广度和深度，关注贫困人口获取利益和发展机会的途径、构建旅游扶贫的本地化产业链尤其是与文化产业的整合、民族文化旅游资源产权界定及利益分配方式等问题。

关键词: 旅游扶贫, 民族地区, 研究进展