Taking Wutai County in Shanxi province as an example, the problems of the development of red tourism resources are analyzed, such as low utilization rate and lacking of the depth of development, single product structure, deficiency of propaganda, grave shortage of high-quality tourist talents, and so on. To improve the development of red tourism, we must strengthen the protection of red tourism resources, adhere to the “first protection after development” principle, emphasize the political project based on the introduction of market mechanisms,