Tourism in China
Subtitle: destination, cultures, and communities
By: edited by Chris Ryan & Gu Huimin.
Contributors: Ryan, Chris, 1945-; Gu, Huimin, 1964-
Series: Routledge advances in tourism -- 14
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780415991896
Subjects: Tourism -- China
Description: "China is forecast to be the primary tourist destination and tourist-generating country by 2020. However, much of the writing on tourism in China has come from people within the English academic world who are not involved in the issues related to Chinese tourism development. This volume provides a voice to Chinese mainland academic researchers and examines the nature of tourism research and tourism development in China. Contributors, many of whom are based in China and are immersed in the daily issues of teaching, researching and planning tourism development within China, discuss issues related to resource use, destination image and community participation with case studies that combine conceptual frameworks and practical issues.

This authoritative text on tourism in China will be of interest to scholars and students of tourism throughout the world."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.