Quantitative Geography Analysis on Spatial Structure of A-grade Tourist Attractions in China

Tourist attraction is a very important carrier of tourism activities. A-grade tourist attraction is a national standard of comprehensive evaluation about tourist attractions quality and grade in China. In this paper, spatial structure of 2424 national A-grade tourist attractions are investigated by using GIS and quantitative analysis methods, such as nearest neighbor index （NNI）, quadrat analysis, Gini coefifcient and hot spot clustering. Spatial accessibility of all A-grade tourist attractions was calculated using cost weighted distance method and ArcGIS software. Service range of each tourist attraction at 4A grade and above in China was delimitated based on the cost allocation method. Results show that China’s A-grade tourist attractions present aggregate distribution characteristics on the whole, and cultural attractions aggregate distribution is higher than of natural tourist attractions. Above-4A grade quality attractions aggregate distribution is lower than the Below-4A grade tourist attractions; cultural Above-4A grade are signiifcantly greater than the cultural Below-4A grade tourist attractions. A-grade tourist attractions in China’s eight districts are aggregate. The spatial distribution uniformity is low. Affected by the degree of economic development and tourism resources endowment, the service range of Above-4A grade attractions is big in West, smal in East, big in North, and smal in South. First-order hot spots areas were mainly concentrated in the east side of the line formed by Deqen-Alxa Left Banner. The second-order hot spot areas were composed of 11 regions, while the third-order hot spot areas include Beijing, Tianjin, Central Plains and the Yangtze River Delta.

Comparative Study and Inspiration of Management Mode of Heritage Tourist Attractions in China and Foreign Countries

In order to improve the management level of heritage tourist attractions and achieve their sustainable development,a comparative study has been conducted on the management mode of heritage tourist attractions in China and foreign countries from the perspective of management foundation,management objects and management resources.Then,suggestions have been proposed from the ideology and supervision mechanism,including improving ideology,upgrading management system,completing supervision mechanism and adopting international management mode.Particularly,the paper has pointed out that it should find the best management mode based on different social and economic backgrounds of the countries of heritage tourist attractions.

The Research of Translation Countermeasure for the English Guide in Tourist Attractions

With the constant development of Chinese tourism industry,tourism in Chinese economy,accounting for a large proportion.More and more foreign tourists came to China,tour great mountains and rivers,tourist attractions,to understand Chinese national customs.In this way,the community of our translation and foreign-related tourist information guides the work of a higher demand to adapt to Chinese continued integration with the international tourism industry.The translation of tourist attractions in the tourism and cultural presentation plays a very important role.Especially at current time more and more foreign tourists come into China to have a trip.As a result,translation between Chinese and English is vital to this course.Due to the increase of the exchanges between China and the rest of the world,more and more foreign visitors come to China.However,the translation work of our domestic spots hasn't been done well,and it causes a lot of misunderstanding to the foreign visitors,and influences our international communications.Especially,we will meet a lot of problems of translating the names of scenic spots frequently.Because these name come from different cultures and different countries,it is really hard to translate them properly.

Optimization of Spatial Structure of Tourist Attractions in Binzhou City under the Background of Regional Tourism

Using the GIS spatial analysis tool,the spatial distribution situation and spatial network structure of 56 tourist attractions graded AAA and above in Binzhou City were studied through the nearest distance,connectivity,accessibility,and compactness analysis.In view of the existing problems,some measures to optimize the spatial structure of the tourist attractions in Binizhou were put forward to ensure the development of regional tourism in Binzhou City.The results show that the spatial distribution of tourist attractions graded AAA and above in Binizhou City is uniform.The β index and γ index are respectively 1.36 and 0.47,and the average accessibility is 45.26 km.Binzhou has a weak tourism traffic connection and the accessibility is not high.The compactness index C of the tourist attractions is 0.74,and the compactness degree of the tourist attractions in Binizhou is above the average.

The Development of the Deprived Urban and Rural Areas, Ingrained with the Tourist Attractions (with an Emphasis on the Silk Road)

Around the year 140 BC the Evo, the famous imperial Han Dynasty took power in China and then sent some representatives to the western land in order to communicate with the West in addition to know the political, military, geographical, economic and cultural situations of that region, it provides the basis for opening the way to the West. In this regard, they traveled to Iran and accordingly the formal relations were established between the Iranian and the Western governments and finally the Silk Road with a distance of about 8000 km has been emerged and started from the East and ended to Mediterranean Sea in the West. The aim of this study is to show that the Silk Road links throughout the world and its people together in thousands of years and the countries, cities and villages located in this road have been affected by developments or had affected and vivifying of it will lead to develop of the deprived urban and rural areas according to the abundant tourist attractions. This study which has used the historical and analytical method with practical purpose shows that cultural, scientific, religious and commercial exchanges between East and West were wide and many cities and villages were profiting of this gift. In this regard, vivifying of this road will lead to grow the underserved urban and rural areas according to many tourist attractions of the cities and villages.

Construction of Trail Tourist Attractions Assessment Index System

Based on the further analysis of trail's concept,trail tourist attractions was proposed as a new concept,and the 5-dimension(trail resource,trail operation,trail technology,trail management and trail economic index) theoretical assessment framework for trail tourist attractions was established. Trail route selection,trail pavement and trail management grade were taken for example to explain the specifications for these secondary indexes. The future research should expand the index system to cover all secondary indexes of the 5 dimensions,put the concept of trail tourist attractions into tourism planning practices,and provide examples for the construction of trail tourist attractions across the country. Proposal of the concept of trail tourist attractions and its assessment standards is an attempt and innovation in the development of scenic areas,and will possibly result in the new development rules of scenic areas.

Study on the development and financing of tourist attractions in China

Tourism is one of the important industries in China. It has become China＇s important economic growth point. But from the development of tourist attractions in China, we find that many problems still exist, especially the sources of funds. This will seriously impede the further development of tourism industry. Based on the analysis, related countermeasures have been set forth. And yet the best approach to resolve funding issues is financing.

A Study on the Loss of Tourist Attractions in Central China Hubei Province During the Anti-Japanese War

This paper takes the Wudang Mountains and Wuhan Battle Memorial Hall as examples to investigate and analyze the losses of Wuhan during the Anti-Japanese War.The paper concludes with two inspirations:to make full use of the intangible cultural heritage spots to carry out patriotism education for primary and middle school students;and to effectively transform the cultural resources of the tourist spots in Hubei Province into cultural industries,in order to achieve the sustainable development of intangible cultural resources of Hubei Province tourist attractions.

Evaluation of Traffic Network between Tourist Attractions Based on GIS in Tai’an City

Tai’an City is rich in tourism resources,and there are many A-class tourist attractions.Based on the functions and characteristics of geographic information system(GIS),as well as the spatial distribution characteristics and distribution structure of tourist attractions,the research methods of nearest-neighbor distance,connectivity,accessibility and closeness analysis are used to analyze road traffi c distribution between tourist attractions in Tai’an City.①The R value of the nearest-neighbor point is 0.27,which proves that tourist attractions in Tai’an City are in the state of clustering,and the spatial distance of tourist attractions in clustering area is small.②Theβindex andγindex of connectivity are 1.42 and 0.58,respectively,indicating that the traffi c network connectivity between tourist attractions is low,there is no dense traffi c network,and the optimal combination of tourism resources in tourist attractions is not high.③The accessibility index Ai is 37.68 km,indicating that the accessibility is low and the traffi c between tourist attractions is not perfect.The research results will provide the reference for scientifi c,systematic and objective comprehensive evaluation of existing A-class scenic areas and traffi c conditions in Tai’an City.

Mapping the Linguistic Landscape of Historic Tourist Attractions:A Case Study of South Luogu Alley in Beijing

The linguistic landscape of traditional historic tourist attractions has undergone heterogeneous changes under the impact of globalization and tourism development.Guided by the linguistic landscape construction principle and meaning combination analysis,taking the linguistic landscape of South Luogu Al ey in Beijing as the research object,its unique presentation and formation mechanism are analyzed and explicated in this paper.In the first part,we describe the elements of tradition and modernity presented in both private and official linguistic landscape.In the second part,we explain these characteristics,and the results show that:traditional elements dominated with each presents unique characteristics while modern elements especially English have been extensively employed than ever before,functioning as the information disseminator and prestige symbol.Finally,certain degrees of problems need to be meticulously considered so as to foster the renewal progress of the historic tourist attractions.

The English Translation Strategies and Techniques of the Names of Tourist Attractions in Xi'an

In the translation of tourist materials, the translation of the names is the primary part. This paper aims to analyze the translation strategies and translation techniques of the names of tourist attractions. At the same time, it is aimed at awakening the cross-cultural awareness of translators and spread the distinctive culture of Xi'an.

The Feature in Translation Names of Tourist Attraction in Xinjiang and the Problem

If the tourism slogan is the best way to attract tourists attractions, there is no doubt the name of scenic spot have the direct impact on tourists. In recent years, the new scenic spot is more and more with the development of tourism in Xinjiang, but the translation of names of scenic spots also appear many errors, such as absue of words, grammar mistakes,inequivalence phenomenon in the English and Chinese words translation. So how to better promote the tourism resources in Xinjiang to foreign visitors, how to transfer the national culture of Xinjiang to foreign tourists and how overcome the cultural differences and achieve effective translation has become an important topic.So the translation of tourist materials has become an important problem must be solved,especially,translation of scenic spots' name.

What Are the Attractiveness Factors That Influence the Choice of a Tourist Destination A Study of Brazilian Tourist Consumer

This paper results from an exploratory investigation regarding the tourist consumer behavior identifying which attractiveness factors from tourist destination define tourist consumer capacity and have importance in his choice In this investigation, a model elaborated based on a detailed situational analysis considering different aspects related with offering and demand that compose the tourist activity dimensions, such as infra structure, tourism potential, geographical factors, climate, economy, cultural and environmental resources public policies and sustainability was adopted. The competitive environment also was analyzed, once tourists have different destinations to their disposal which is attracted for destinations that offer optimum value and the greatest number of benefits. To reach the proposed objectives, an exploratory research through in depth personal interviews with 20 individuals was carried on using snow ball technique aims to identify the possible factors of attractiveness and related degree of importance of each of these possible factors in the tourist consumer behavior. After that, a confirmatory research was conducted with 150 individuals. The sampling process was done using convenience sample and data which were collected between November and December, 2009, through direct proportionally survey divided between man and woman

Malaysia Promotes Various Convenient Measures to Attract More Chinese Tourists——Interview with Zalizam Zakaria, Tourism Minister of Malaysia Embassy

Malaysia has many worldclass tourist spots,like Kuala Lumpur,Malacca,Pulau Langkawi and Sabah.Malaysia’s musang king is the top delicious’food for world gourmets.According to the recent data released by Malaysia’s Ministry of Tourism,China ranked the third in terms of number of tourists visiting Malaysia in 2018,with about 2.94 million tourists in all.This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia.

The Indigenous’ Participation in Preserving Cultural Heritage of Bena Traditional Village as a Tourist Attraction in Bajawa, Ngada Regency, East Nusa Tenggara

The commodification of cultural heritage has positive implications to encourage the creativity of cultural artists and aboriginal in creating variants of cultural products as an improvement of prosperity;however,it can also has negative implications,such as a shift or loss of the essence of cultural and religious sounds that is able to lead to conflict,natural destruction,sexual services,and marginalization.The negative implications can be overcome by the participatory of all stakeholders in preserving the sustainability of cultural heritage as touristic.This study focused on three issues.Firstly,the patterns of aboriginals’participatory in preserving cultural heritage as a touritic.Secondly,the level of aboriginals’response to tourists.Thirdly,the aboriginals’complaint in preserving cultural heritage as a touristic.In accordance with these problems,the operational definition of study is the concept of cultural heritage tourism,tourist attraction,aboriginal,and traditional village of Bena.The theoretical review used to analyze the problem is community participatory theory in tourism development by Tosun and Irridex theory of attitude change of aboriginal by Doxey.This qualitative descriptive study is located in traditional village of Bena,Bajawa,Ngada Regency,East Nusa Tenggara with the selection of informants who understand the problem.The results of the study indicate that the aboriginals’participatory is spontaneous.The level of aboriginals’response is apathy level.The several complaints in preserving cultural heritage involving a great expense of traditional house maintenance,the processing time of traditional woven and the emergence of modern ja’i dance and music.

The Potential of Foodservice Operations at Visitor Attractions in Ghana

The success of a tourist attraction embeds in the provision of foodservice facilities that has the potential to offer the visitor experiences demanded at the sites. In an attempt to explore the relationships between visitor attractions and foodservice in Ghana, this paper provides evidences from an investigation conducted at six selected visitor attractions at various destinations. Due to the paucity of published data on the concept under investigation, this study included two phases： qualitative followed up with a quantitative research. However, the second one, which was based on a survey involving international and domestic visitors （528）, is the main focus of this paper. The information gathered in phase one informed the design for the visitors＇ survey, whose data were analyzed through the Statistical Product and Service Solutions （SPSS）. Findings from the study showed a high demand for foodservices at all attractions. Collaborations among formally trained staff and informal or traditional foodservice outlets to develop local cuisines at visitor attractions offer the potential to positively support the tourism industry in Ghana as well as those of other African countries seeking to develop the tourism sectors of their economies. This paper may also be of interest to the relevant and international bodies such as UNWTO, UNDP, and UNEP who seek to promote the development of sustainable practices.

Ancient and Modern Nanjing as a Tourist Attraction

Nancient times, is the capitalcity of Jiangsu Province atthe lower reaches of the Changjiang(Yangtze River).Its beautiful landscapehas attracted rulers and men of letterssince place for learned people in southChina and the territory of monarchs."Its ancient heritage and natural envi-ronment have now become valuableresources of local tourism.During a period of 2,600 years,Nanjing served as the capital city ofthe Eastern wu Dynasty of the ThreeKingdoms Period,the Eastern Jin Dy-nasty,the Southern Dynasties,theSouthern Tang,the Early Ming,theTaiping Heavenly Kingdom and theRepublic of China,leaving behind

Study on Attractiveness of Rural Landscapes against the Background of New Countryside Development

Through analyzing relevant documents,connotations of rural landscape attractiveness were introduced,and existing problems of present rural landscapes elaborated.It was proposed that rural tourism of China has no effective strategic planning,distinctive characteristics of landscape products,or efficient marketing of rural landscape resources.Influencing factors of rural landscape attractiveness were summarized,and suggestions were given to improve the attractiveness by combining with actual conditions of China.Moreover,it was stressed that favorable rural landscape images should be created,and more efforts devoted in safeguarding native-soil cultural landscapes and exploring tourist market of rural landscape resources.The study was to provide useful references for the new countryside construction of China.