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The effort to integrate sustainable energy and promote green tourism within China's Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) is a crucial move toward balancing industrial development with ecological sustainability. As the world's largest producer and consumer of energy, China's industrial sector significantly impacts global environmental health. Integrating sustainable energy within EIPs not only aims to reduce the carbon footprint and mitigate climate change but also enhances opportunities for sustainable tourism practices. This research uses a thorough methodology that combines the Delphi method and the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method to systematically evaluate and rank the challenges associated with sustainable energy integration and green tourism for EIPs in China. Through an iterative Delphi approach, five main challenges and 20 related sub-challenges have been identified. The Fuzzy AHP approach was utilized to analyze and assign weights to these challenges, providing insight into their relative importance to the adoption of sustainable energy into EIPs to promote green tourism practices. The most important aspect is economic viability (C1), according to the results of fuzzy AHP. The next major hurdles are recognized as the regulatory frameworks (C4) and socio-cultural acceptance (C2). Examining the underlying sub-challenges, the task of calculating return on investment metrics (C12) came up as the most weighted. Significant sub-challenges were also identified, including regulatory incentives for clean energy deployment (C41) and overcoming societal resistance (C21). This insight guides researchers, industry stakeholders, and policymakers in creating targeted interventions to promote the integration of sustainable energy and green tourism within China's EIPs.