Tourism research in China : themes and issues / Songshan (Sam) Huang and Ganghua Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huang, Songshan, author.

Chen, Ganghua, author.

Series:

Tourism Essentials ; 3.

Tourism Essentials ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tourism--Research--China.

Tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol, [England] : Channel View Publications, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides critical in-depth reviews on key themes and issues in tourism research in China. These themes include: Chinese scholars’ epistemological views of tourism, rural tourism development, community participation in tourism, tourist market and behaviour, tourist attraction management and tour guiding and interpretation in China. While Chinese scholars are often able to access key research in both English and Chinese, the majority of researchers from outside China without knowledge of the Chinese language are unable to read original research from China. This book seeks to redress this knowledge imbalance and bring key Chinese tourism research to the international tourism academic community. This book will be a valuable reference for tourism researchers, postgraduate students and industry professionals.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

1. The Landscape of Tourism Research in China: An Overview

2. Philosophical and Epistemological Views of Tourism

3. Rural Tourism Development in China

4. Community Participation and Involvement in Tourism: Cases and Models in China

5. Tourist Market and Behaviour Studies: The Chinese Foci

6. Tourist Attraction Management in China: Issues and Challenges

7. Tour Guiding and Interpretation in China

8. Tourism Research in China: Concluding Remarks

Appendix

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781845415495

1845415493

9781845415488

1845415485

OCLC:

926448614