Abstract: Based on the relevant data from 2012 to 2020, the coupling degree development index and coordinated development degree between urbanization and tourism in Yunnan for many years are calculated according to the classification of coordinated development types, coordinated development type and comparison type in Yunnan during the study period is classified, and the coordination status is evaluated. At the same time, with the support of GIS technology, the spatial pattern characteristics and spatial pattern of variation characteristics between urbanization and tourism in different cities in Yunnan are revealed by taking 2012 and 2020 as time nodes. The result shows that from the characteristics of time series, the coordinated development of urbanization and tourism has gone through imbalance stage, run-in phase, and coordination phase; the urbanization lag shift to tourism lag since 2015 in Yunnan; high degree of interdependence and coordinated development and overall development trend is good between urbanization and tourism; the process of urbanization has promoted the efficiency of tourism; and that the support of tourism for economic and social development has improved and effectively promoted the process of urbanization. From the feature of spatial pattern, the high-value areas for the coordinated development of urbanization and tourism are concentrated in Kunming, Lijiang, and Qujing. The region has formed a cluster area in the adjustment stage with Yuxi, Chuxiong, Honghe and other central Yunnan regions. The low value areas of coupled and coordinated development are in Diqing, Nujiang, Lincang, Dehong in western Yunnan, as well as Wenshan in southeastern Yunnan and Zhaotong in northeastern Yunnan. The spatial pattern with Kunming and Lijiang being the center gradually changes from the central “coordination” to the edge “ disorder ”.

Key words: urbanization, tourism, coupling and coordination, Yunnan