水作为自然和生命构成的基本元素之一,其文化内涵极为厚重。文化是旅游的灵魂,在旅游资源开发过程中,如何将水的文化内涵予以外化是一个比较有价值的命题。兰亭景区以历史上代表魏晋风度的兰亭雅集闻名于世,在景区开发过程中颇注重水文化的挖掘与发扬。以兰亭景区为例,将其水文化内涵外化的途径与方法进行分析,对于水体旅游资源文化内涵外化的一般规律的得出具有标本意义。 As one of the basic elements of nature and life, water has a very rich cultural connotation. Culture is the soul of tourism. How to externalize the cultural connotation of water during the development of tourism resources is a valuable proposition. Lanting scenic area to the history of the Wei and Jin Dynasties style elegant Lanting famous, in the scenic area quite focused on the development of aquaculture excavation and development. Taking Lanting scenic area as an example, this paper analyzes the ways and methods of externalizing its hydrological connotation, which has the significance of specimen for the general rules of externalization of cultural connotation of tourism resources.