Rural Tourism Agglomeration Characteristics in Jilin Province and Their Influencing Factors

Jia Yang, Yangang Fang () and Naiyuan Jiang
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Jia Yang: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Yangang Fang: School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China
Naiyuan Jiang: School of Tourism and Geographical Sciences, Baicheng Normal University, Baicheng 137099, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-16

Abstract: Rural tourism agglomerations are increasingly viewed as catalysts for diversified regional growth, integrated rural revitalization, and improved farmer prosperity. However, most studies focus on urban and developed regions, leaving spatial patterns and evolutionary mechanisms in underdeveloped rural areas poorly understood. This study takes Jilin Province, an economically lagging region, as an example, measuring rural tourism agglomeration using spatial analysis methods including the Gini coefficient, nearest-neighbor index, Ripley’s K function, kernel density, and buffer analysis. Results show that agglomeration is significant and strengthening over time, with clear regional variations. All types of rural tourism products exhibit an “increase followed by decrease” pattern across spatial scales, evolving from isolated “nodes” to continuous “areas”. Agglomeration is subject to triple constraints from natural, economic, and social dimensions. This study suggests that high-quality rural tourism development should leverage point–axis spillover from flagship scenic areas, promote surface expansion of characteristic villages and towns, and strengthen network connectivity through roads and talent-information channels.

Keywords: rural tourism; agglomeration characteristics; influencing factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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