Tourism in China: Geographic, Political, and Economic Perspectives

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Title Page v
• Contents vii
• Preface ix
• About the Contributors xi
• Part One - Evolution 1
• 1 - China's Tourism Since 1978: Policies, Experiences, and Lessons Learned 3
• Notes 16
• References 17
• 2 - The June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square Incident and Chinese Tourism 19
• Notes 38
• References 38
• 3 - An Assessment of China's Tourism Resources 41
• References 58
• Part Two - Organization 61
• 4 - International Tourism in China: Its Organization and Socio-Economic Impact 63
• Notes 87
• References 87
• 5 - China's Hotel Landscape: a Marker of Economic Development and Social Change 89
• References 105
• 6 - Tourism and Hospitality Education in China 107
• References 117
• Part Three - Chinese Tourists 119
• 7 - Domestic Tourism in China: Policies and Development 121
• Notes 130
• References 130
• 8 - Travel Behavior and the Impacts of Domestic Tourism in China 131
• Notes 139
• References 139
• 9 - The Chinese Landscape as a Tourist Attraction: Image and Reality 141
• Notes 154
• References 154
• 10 - Overseas Chinese and Compatriots in China's Tourism Development 155
• Notes 172
• References 173
• Part Four - Outer China 177
• 11 - Tourism in Xinjiang: Practice and Place 179
• References 200
• 12 - Tourism in Guizhou: the Legacy of Internal Colonialism 203
• Notes 218
• References 220
• 13 - A Comparison of State and Private Artisan Production for Tourism in Yunnan 223
• Notes 232
• References 233
• Part Five - Conclusions and Future Prospects 235
• 14 - China's Tourism: Opportunities, Challenges, and Strategies 237
• Reference 244
• Acronyms and Glossary 245
• About the Book 250
• Index 251

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