Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Driving Factors of Tourism Resources in China

Xiaodong Zhang, Haoying Han (), Yongjun Tang and Zhilu Chen
Additional contact information
Xiaodong Zhang: College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Alaer 843300, China
Haoying Han: Institute of Urban and Rural Planning Theories and Technologies, College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Yongjun Tang: College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Tarim University, Alaer 843300, China
Zhilu Chen: Center for Balance Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: The spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of tourist attractions in China are analyzed by GIS and SPSS. The spatial distribution characteristics and main influencing factors of urban landscape tourism resources in China are deeply explored in order to provide a reference for the construction of a national park system and for the optimal allocation of tourism resources in the future. The results show the following: (1) the spatial pattern of tourism resources in China is strong in the southeast and weak in the northwest. It shows the spatial structure of a global concentrated contiguous distribution, A-level zonal distribution, and national point distribution. The distribution pattern of concentrated contiguous areas is consistent with the spatial distribution of major urban agglomerations in China. (2) There is a serious imbalance in the allocation of A-level tourist attractions in Central, Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast China. The allocation of A-level tourist attractions in East China is in an absolute dominant position, whereas that in South China and North China is at a medium level. National tourism resources show obvious characteristics of being strong in the east and weak in the west. We mainly take the provincial capital city as the core point of agglomeration, showing the obvious “administrative district” distribution characteristics. (3) The level of urban management, the scale of urban construction, the development of the real estate industry, the employment population of tertiary industry, and the level of urban economic development are all factors that have a significant correlation with the spatial distribution of urban tourism resources.

Keywords: tourism resources; scenic spot; tourist attractions; spatial distribution characteristics; macro-pattern; influencing factors; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (4)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1029/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/5/1029/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:5:p:1029-:d:1141595

Access Statistics for this article

Land is currently edited by Ms. Carol Ma

More articles in Land from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().