1st Edition

Tourism in China Destination, Cultures and Communities

Edited By Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin Copyright 2009
    418 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    418 Pages 41 B/W Illustrations
    by Routledge

    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.

    1. Introduction – The Growth and Context of Tourism in China Chris Ryan and Gu Huimin  Part 1: Destination Change and Planning  2. Destination Planning in China Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin and Fang Meng  3. Tourism Development and the Tourism Area Life-Cycle – A Case Study of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China Zhong Linsheng, Deng Jinyang and Xiang Baohui  4. Chinese National Parks – Resource Usage Efficiencies, Spatial Proximity and Roles – An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis Xiao-Long Ma, Chris Ryan and Ji-Gang Bao  5. Overseas Chinese Town - A Case Study of the Interactive Development of Real Estate and Tourism Zhang Ning and Zhang Wen  6. Heritage Retail Centres, Creative Destruction and the Water Town of Luzhi, Kunshan, China Chennan (Nancy) Fan, Geoff Wall and Clare Mitchell  7. Comparing Scenic Zones in China – Comparisons and Methodology Li Hong and Zhao Xin  Part 2: Destinations and Cultural Representations  8. Destinations and Cultural Representations – The Importance of Political Context and the Decay of Statism Chris Ryan and Huimin Gu  9. Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), China – The Meaning of Harmonious Relationships Fung Mei Sarah Li & Trevor H.B. Sofield  10. Tourism Development and Cultural Interpretation in Ganzi, China Wolfgang Georg Arlt and Xu Honggang  11. The Evolution of Cultural Tourism – the Example of Qufu, the Birthplace of Confucius Ma Aiping, Si Lina and Zhang Hongfei  12. Evaluation of Visitor Experience at Chinese Buddhist Sites – The Case of Wutai Mountain Fangfang Shi  13. Brochures, World Heritage Sites in China and Responsible Tourism – The Tourism Services Perspective Rong Huang and Danging Liu  14. Analysis of Tour Guide Interpretation in China Yang Hongying and Chen Hui  Part 3: Community Participation and Perspectives  15. Community Participation and Social Impacts of Tourism Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin and Fang Meng  16. Hongcun and Xidi – Rural Townships’ Experiences of Tourism Gu Huimin and Chris Ryan  17. Community Involvement in Rural Tourism Development – Evidence from Pinggu, Yanqing, and Miyun Districts, Beijing Municipality Wen Zhang, An Yanyan and Jumei Liu  18. The Psychological Carrying Capacity of Tourists – An Analysis of Visitors’ Perceptions of Tianjin and the Role of Friendliness Liang Zhi and Wang Bihan  19. Maintaining the Authenticity of Rural Tourism Experiences through Community Participation – The Case of Two Baiyang Lake Island Villages Yong-Guang Zhou and Emily Ma  20. Place Attachment, Identity and Community Impacts of Tourism – The Case of a Beijing Hutong Gu Huimin and Chris Ryan  21. The Context of Chinese Tourism – An Overview and Implications for Research Chris Ryan, Gu Huimin and Zhang Wei

    Biography

    Chris Ryan is editor of Tourism Management and Professor of Tourism at the University of Waikato Management School. An elected Fellow of the International Academy for the Study of Tourism, he is also Honorary Professor of the University of Wales and Visiting Professor at Beijing International Studies University, China.

    Gu Huimin is Deputy Dean of the School of Tourism Management at Beijing International Studies University and Vice President of the China Hotel Institute. She has held Visiting Scholar positions at the University of Houston and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her most recent book was on Crisis Management in Tourism.