We　present　a　framework　for　the　event　semantic　retrieval　of　cultural　tourism.　Nowadays,　information　and　communication　technologies　are　ubiquitous　and　pervasive　and　have　greatly　promoted　the　development　of　cultural　tourism.　Cultural　tourism　should　utilize　these　technologies　to　improve　a　sense　of　participation　and　experience　for　cultural　tourists　by　sorting　out　domain-specific　cultural　knowledge　from　tourism　attractions　systematically,　building　bridges　between　tourism　resources　and　cultural　connotation　naturally　and　presenting　the　cultural　changes　behind　tourism　resources　vividly.　To　the　end,　we　present　a　complete　framework　that　is　suitable　to　event　retrieval　of　cultural　tourism,　helping　cultural　tourists　learn　culture　in　all　directions　and　in　depth　quickly　and　easily　before　their　cultural　tours,　and　local　government　create　tourism　cards　through　the　dissemination　of　culture　connotation　as　well.　Our　main　inspiration　is　that　story-telling　would　be　an　effective　form　of　acceptance　by　cultural　tourists　to　spread　the　culture　behind　tourism　resources.　Concretely,　our　framework　includes　data　acquisition　and　preprocessing,　data　organization　and　processing,　and　data　visualization　components.　The　data　acquisition　and　preprocessing　component　is　responsible　for　collecting　historical　event　texts　and　fusing　text　knowledge.　The　data　organization　and　processing　component　enables　an　intuitive　view　on　properties　and　relations　of　the　event　elements　in　terms　of　defined　event　ontology　for　cultural　tourism　and　supports　event　semantic　retrieval.　The　data　visualization　component　provides　a　knowledge　navigation　through　dynamic　display　and　an　interactive　interface　with　modification　function.　We　have　conducted　event　semantic　retrieval　of　Minnan　culture　and　verified　the　feasibility　and　effectiveness　of　the　framework.　©　2021　ACM.