简介:SituatedincentralChinaandwithconvenientcommunichtionssinceancienttimes,HenanProvincetodaycoversanareaof167,000sqkmandwithapopulationof88.61million.Itisoneofthebirthplacesofthe6000-year-oldChinesecultureincludingYangshaoCulture,HeloCultureandwhereEmperorYanandtheYellowEmperorwereborn.Morethan20ChinesedynastiesmadeLoyang,KaifengandAnyanginHenantheircapitalsbeginningwithXia,thefirstslavesociety,toSong(960-1127),the
简介:Thisstudyexaminestheurbanpopulationoftourismpractitioners'perceptionsofeconomic,environmental,andsocialimpactsoncultural,convention,andsporttourismmayhaveinHaikouandSanya,Hainan,China.ThestudyusesamodifiedUrbanTourismImpact(UTI)toexamineeconomic,environmental,andsocialperceivedimpacts.Analysisofthedataincludestestingthreemodelsofstructuralrelationshipsbetweentourismimpactsandsupportfordevelopmentineachofthetourismmarketsub-divisionsthroughaconfirmatoryfactoranalysis.Theresultsofthisstudyshowthatthepositiveeconomicimpactsconsistentlyexertinfluenceonpredictingsupportfortourismdevelopmentinallthreemodels.However,thesocialimpactsplayagreaterexplanatoryrolewithallthreemarketsegment,thenegativeenvironmentalimpactsplayaroleindeterminingsupportforsporttourismonly.Differenceshavebeenfoundwiththosewithahighereducationlevelinpredictingsupportforculturaltourism,butnotconventionorsporttourism.
简介:Tourismisoneofthetypicallaborintensiveindustriesandtourismhumanresource(HR)isthemainfactorforregionaldiscrepancyoftourismindustry.ThepapertakesChinaasresearchregionandevaluatestheleveloftourismHRandtheleveloftourismindustryof31provincesrespectively.First,thepaperconstructsevaluationindexofregionaltourismindustryandtourismHR.Then,thepapergetstheevaluationscoresofeveryprovincebyapplyingtheprincipalcomponentsanalysisandstatisticalpackageforthesocialsciencesprocessing.Second,thepaperbuildsthetourismdevelopment-tourismHRmatrixanddividesthematrixintofourquadrants.Finally,thepaperpointsouttheproblemsoftourismHRthatexistinthe31provincesandputsforwarddevelopmentstrategy.
简介:ChengdeCity,famousforitsculturalsightseeingtourismindustry,andislocatedinChina's"CapitalHolidayTourismCircle".Thislocationisadvantageous,becauseoftherecentboominChina'snationaltourismindustry.Thisindustryhasgonethroughseveralstructuralanddevelopmentchangeswithinthepastseveralyears.Aresultoftheserestructuringpatternsisthegreatchangesconcerningcompetitiveandcooperativerelationsamongtourismdestinations,whichhaveprecipitatedthedeclineofthetraditionalsightseeingpattern.NorthernChina's"CapitalHolidayTourismCircle"isoneofninekeyareaswithintheChinesetourismindustryunderdevelopmentduringtheEleventhFive-YearPlan.Inthepresentarticlethemethodof"DistanceDeclineofTheTouristFlow"wasusedtodefinetheflowoftouristsintheCapitalHolidayTourismCircleanditsinfluenceuponChengde'stourismspatialdistribution.3aspectswillbediscussed:(1)ThetransformationfromsightseeingtoleisuremarketsmakesthechangepossibleinChengde'stourismspatialpattern.(2)Thelocationadvantage(adjacenttoBeijingandTianjin)alsoleadstothechangeinChengdetourismspatialpattern.(3)Theestablishmentoffreewaysalsocontributestoagreatdegreesofchange.TherapiddevelopmentofleisuretourismmightleadtothechangefromnucleusmodeltoadiversifiedonewithinChengde'stourism.Specifically,Chengdeisdevelopingthetourismindustrywiththecentralheritageareaasthenucleusandthenorthernforest,pasture,southernmountain,andriversasitsperiphery.
简介:Birdwatchingtourismcanbeagoodmodelfornatureconservationandeconomicdevelopmentifitismanagedwiththewell-beingoflocalecosystemsandhumancommunities.Birdwatcherscanbringfinancialsourcestolocalnatureconservation.Manycommunitiesandlocalleadersconsiderbirdwatchingasasignificantmeantodeveloplocaleconomicsandpublicizeregionalimage,butonlyfewresearchhavetriedtostudytheimpactsofrelevantactivitiesondestinations.Thepurposeofthepaperistogiveacomprehensivereviewonimpactsofbirdwatchingfromconservationeconomicsandbiologyperspective.Useabehavioralapproachstudyimpactsofbirdwatchingtourismonenvironmentandeconomy.Specificobjectiveshereare:(1)reviewthevalueandsignificanceonenvironmentandeconomy;(2)economicpotentialofnon-residentialbirdwatchingforcommunity-basedconservations;(3)usingabehavioralapproach,combinequantitativeandqualitativemethodsstudybirdwatchingimpacts;(4)outlinetheeconomicandenvironmentalbenefitsandproblemsassociatedwiththeactivity;and(5)aidcommunityleadersandtourismbusinessrelatedcompanyintheireffortstoimprovingthevalueofbirdwatching;helptheleadersofnaturalreserveareasdevelopbirdwatchingtourism.
简介:InrecentyearsalongwiththeimprovementofthelivelihoodsofChinesepeopleandthepublicneedsinculturallife,areligiousculturaltourismisboominginChina.Inordertomeetthetouristdemand,thisbookisdesignedasaguidebooktointroduce211famousBuddhistmonasteriesandtemplesinvariousplacesofChinarepresentingdifferentBuddhistsectsincludingHan-Chinese,TibetanandSouthernBuddhismwiththeirrichculturalandhistoricalresources,characteristicsofarchitectureandfamouspersonages.
简介:ThewetlandtourisminChinahasbeenoneofthemostpopulartourismsasitsfastgrowthinChinainrecentyears.Thesignificanceofthewetlandtourismresearchforthelocalsustainabledevelopmentwasnoticedandhavesummarizedthisreviewin3aspects:resources,includingassessment,resourcesandproductsdevelopment;planning,includingtheorientationofwetlandtourism,thelandscapeplanningandapplicationofscienceandtechnology;andmanagement,includingtourismcapacity,environmentalevaluation,theecologicalcompensationandthepublicparticipation.ThewetlandtourismresearchinChinaisinsufficientinthefollowingfields:thedepthofextensivestudies,theapplicationofmathematics,theobjectiveplanningandtheevaluationofecologicalinfluence.Whatshouldbemorenoticedinthefutureresearchisthatitisconsideredaslandscapeecology,landscapeplanningandtherelevantwetland-structurecontrolling,theenvironmentandlandscapepatternchangecausedbytourism,tourismriskevaluation,theeconomicsandsociologyresearchinwetlandtourism.