Abstract:Along with the accelerated course of urbanization, the recreational belt around metropolis (ReBAM) is under vigorous development. This article aims to points out the particularity of ReBAM’s construction in mountainous city, and the influence mechanism of ReBAM on the tourism industry of the peripheral county, in hope of giving some references to the economic development of these areas. First of all, this article sums up the present theories and practice fruits about the recreational belt around metropolis (ReBAM), both at home and aboard, using literature inductive method; and analysis the acting surface between the construction of ReBAM in Chongqing and the tourism industrial system of the peripheral county, using system approach; at the end, it put forward some suggestions for the peripheral county. This research make clear that “rurality” and “ecological features” are the most important characters of ReBAM; whether the traffic is convenient or not is an important factor for the industry of ReBAM. Therefore, it is very important for the peripheral counties around Chongqing to keep “rurality” and “ecological features”; construct a convenient tourism traffic system;and cultivate well “sense of place” to tourist, in order to form the core tache of ReBAM in Chongqing.