Tourism in China: destination, cultures and communities/ 
edited by Chris Ryan and Gu Huimin. 
 - New York :  Routledge,  2009. 
 - xvii, 399 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-364) and index. 
<br/><br/>1  Introduction: The Growth and Context of Tourism in China  1<br/>CHRIS RYAN AND GU HUIMIN<br/><br/>PART I<br/>Destination Change and Planning<br/>2  Destination Planning in China                           11<br/>CHRIS RYAN, GU HUIMIN AND FANG MENG<br/>3  Tourism Development and the Tourism Area Life-Cycle:<br/>A Case Study of Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China  38<br/>ZHONG IINSHENG, DENG JINYANG AND XIANG BAOHUI<br/>4 Chinese National Parks--Resource Usage Efficiencies,<br/>Spatial Proximity and Roles: An Application of Data<br/>Envelopment Analysis                                    67<br/>XIAO-LONG MA, CHRIS RYAN AND JI-GANG BAO<br/>5  Overseas Chinese Town: A Case Study of the Interactive<br/>Development of Real Estate and Tourism                  88<br/>ZHANG NING AND WEN ZHANG<br/>6   Heritage Retail Centres, Creative Destruction and the Water<br/>Town of Luzhi, Kunshan, China                           99<br/>CHENNAN (NANCY) FAN, GEOFF WALL AND CLARE MITCHELL<br/>7 Comparing Scenic Zones in China: Comparisons and<br/>Methodology                                           124<br/>LI HONG AND ZHAO XIN<br/><br/>PART II<br/>Destinations and Cultural Representations<br/>8  Destinations and Cultural Representations: The Importance<br/>of Political Context and the Decay of Statism          139<br/>CHRIS RYAN AND GU HUIMIN<br/>9  Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), China: The Meaning of<br/>Harmonious Relationships                               157<br/>FUNG MEI SARAH LI AND TREVOR H.B. SOFIELD<br/>10 Tourism Development and Cultural Interpretation in Ganzi,<br/>China                                                  168<br/>WOLFGANG GEORG ARLT AND XU HONGGANG<br/>11 The Evolution of Cultural Tourism: The Example of Qufu,<br/>the Birthplace of Confucius                            182<br/>MA AIPING, SI LINA AND ZHANG HONGFEI<br/>12 Evaluation of Visitor Experience at Chinese Buddhist Sites:<br/>'The Case of Wutai Mountain                            197<br/>FANGFANG SHI<br/>13 Brochures, World Heritage Sites in China and Responsible<br/>Tourism: The Tourism Services Perspective             213<br/>RONG HUANG AND DANGING LIU<br/>14 Analysis of Tour Guide Interpretation in China         225<br/>YANG HONGYING AND CHEN HUI<br/><br/>PART III<br/>Community Participation and Perspectives<br/>15 Community Participation and Social Impacts of Tourism  239<br/>CHRIS RYAN,GU HUIMIN AND FANG MENG<br/>16 Hongcun and Xidi: Rural Townships' Experiences of Tourism  259<br/>GU HUIMIN AND CHRIS RYAN<br/>17 Community Involvement in Rural Tourism Development:<br/>Evidence from Pinggu, Yanqing and Miyun Districts, Beijing<br/>Municipality                                           268<br/>WEN ZHANG, AN YANYAN AND JUMEI LIU<br/>18 The Psychological Carrying Capacity of Tourists: An Analysis<br/>of Visitors' Perceptions of Tianjin and the Role of Friendliness  284<br/>LIANG ZHI AND WANG BIHAN<br/>19 Maintaining the Authenticity of Rural Tourism Experiences<br/>through Community Participation: The Case of Two Baiyang<br/>Lake Island Villages                                   293<br/>YONG-GUANG ZHOU AND EMILY MA<br/>20 Place Attachment, Identity and Community Impacts of Tourism:<br/>The Case of a Beijing Hutong                           308<br/>GU HUIMIN AND CHRIS RYAN<br/>21 The Context of Chinese Tourism: An Overview and Implications<br/>for Research                                           327<br/>CHRIS RYAN, GU HUIMIN AND ZHANG WEI<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415991896 0415991897 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tourism--China.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>338.479151   / RAY/T