Abstract: TThe Cultural Tourism Metaverse of National Cultural Parks is an integral component of the metaverse framework with distinctive Chinese characteristics. It represents a digital space for cultural tourism production and consumption that has emerged from the trend of digital evolution within national cultural parks. This article analyzed the Cultural Tourism Metaverse of National Cultural Parks through the lens of "spatial production" theory, focusing on three dimensions: experiential space, symbolic space, and interactive space. The core values and functions of spatial production within this metaverse include experiential cultural tourism consumption, narrative-driven cultural dissemination, and socially driven co-creation practices. The production of experiential spaces and associated cultural tourism consumption digitally extend the cultural heritage, landscapes, and related activities of national cultural parks. The production of symbolic spaces and narrative cultural dissemination digitally reconstruct the Chinese cultural symbols embodied by these parks. Lastly, the creation of interactive spaces and the facilitation of social co-creation practices establish localized social interactions among various participants within the metaverse of national cultural parks. Developing the Cultural Tourism Metaverse of National Cultural Parks will significantly advance the digital development of these parks, contributing to the broader metaverse system that reflects China's path to modernization.

Key words: the national cultural park, metaverse, production of space, virtual cultural space, culture and tourism