Knowledge economy is a new economic form based on the production, distribution, transmission and application of knowledge
and information. In terms of this definition, an analysis was made on the linkage between knowledge economy and the three aspects concerning tourist products such as resources, service and propaganda. The results show that tourist resources by nature are the links in the production and processing chain, and that serial tourist products and services are the means of distributing and sharing information. Likewise, the propaganda of tourist resources and services is of utmost importance for communication. The success of tourism in
Li Jiang of Yunnan Province lies in the fact that its development fits into the operation of knowledge economy. Therefore, further development of tourism depends heavily on a scientific detection of tourist products from among the tourist resources available. The supporting conditions for further development is to create tourism. Prospecting possible tourist sites means to find a connection with
knowledge economy.