ABSTRACT
China is forecast to be the primary tourist destination and tourist-generating country by 2020. However, much of the writing on tourism in China has come from people within the English academic world who are not involved in the issues related to Chinese tourism development. This book provides a voice to Chinese mainland academic researchers and examines the nature of tourism research and tourism development in China. Contributors, many of whom are based in China and are immersed in the daily issues of teaching, researching and planning tourism development within China, discuss issues related to resource use, destination image and community participation with case studies that combine conceptual frameworks and practical issues. This authoritative text on tourism in China will be of interest to scholars and students of tourism throughout the world.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|127 pages
Destination Change and Planning
chapter 3|29 pages
Tourism Development and the Tourism Area Life-Cycle
chapter 4|21 pages
Chinese National Parks—Resource Usage Efficiencies, Spatial Proximity and Roles
chapter 5|11 pages
Overseas Chinese Town
part II|100 pages
Destinations and Cultural Representations
chapter 8|18 pages
Destinations and Cultural Representations
chapter 11|15 pages
The Evolution of Cultural Tourism
chapter 12|16 pages
Evaluation of Visitor Experience at Chinese Buddhist Sites
chapter 13|12 pages
Brochures, World Heritage Sites in China and Responsible Tourism
part III|100 pages
Community Participation and Perspectives