Tourism in China: destination, cultures and communities/ edited by Chris Ryan and Gu Huimin.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-364) and index.

1 Introduction: The Growth and Context of Tourism in China 1
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PART I
Destination Change and Planning
2 Destination Planning in China 11
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3 Tourism Development and the Tourism Area Life-Cycle:
A Case Study of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China 38
ZHONG IINSHENG, DENG JINYANG AND XIANG BAOHUI
4 Chinese National Parks--Resource Usage Efficiencies,
Spatial Proximity and Roles: An Application of Data
Envelopment Analysis 67
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 88
ZHANG NING AND WEN ZHANG
6 Heritage Retail Centres, Creative Destruction and the Water
Town of Luzhi, Kunshan, China 99
CHENNAN (NANCY) FAN, GEOFF WALL AND CLARE MITCHELL
7 Comparing Scenic Zones in China: Comparisons and
Methodology 124
LI HONG AND ZHAO XIN

PART II
Destinations and Cultural Representations
8 Destinations and Cultural Representations: The Importance
of Political Context and the Decay of Statism 139
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9 Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), China: The Meaning of
Harmonious Relationships 157
FUNG MEI SARAH LI AND TREVOR H.B. SOFIELD
10 Tourism Development and Cultural Interpretation in Ganzi,
China 168
WOLFGANG GEORG ARLT AND XU HONGGANG
11 The Evolution of Cultural Tourism: The Example of Qufu,
the Birthplace of Confucius 182
MA AIPING, SI LINA AND ZHANG HONGFEI
12 Evaluation of Visitor Experience at Chinese Buddhist Sites:
'The Case of Wutai Mountain 197
FANGFANG SHI
13 Brochures, World Heritage Sites in China and Responsible
Tourism: The Tourism Services Perspective 213
RONG HUANG AND DANGING LIU
14 Analysis of Tour Guide Interpretation in China 225
YANG HONGYING AND CHEN HUI

PART III
Community Participation and Perspectives
15 Community Participation and Social Impacts of Tourism 239
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16 Hongcun and Xidi: Rural Townships' Experiences of Tourism 259
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17 Community Involvement in Rural Tourism Development:
Evidence from Pinggu, Yanqing and Miyun Districts, Beijing
Municipality 268
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 284
LIANG ZHI AND WANG BIHAN
19 Maintaining the Authenticity of Rural Tourism Experiences
through Community Participation: The Case of Two Baiyang
Lake Island Villages 293
YONG-GUANG ZHOU AND EMILY MA
20 Place Attachment, Identity and Community Impacts of Tourism:
The Case of a Beijing Hutong 308
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21 The Context of Chinese Tourism: An Overview and Implications
for Research 327
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