Tourism in China : Destinations, Planning and Experiences

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1. The Role of Tourism in China’s Transition: An Introduction / Ryan, Chris / Huang, Songshan -- Part 1: Development Experiences -- 2. Experiences in Developing Places / Ryan, Chris / Huang, Songshan -- 3. A Model of Mountain Region Rural Tourism Development: The Case of Suichang / Zhou, Yongguang / Jiang, Yifan -- 4. Institutional Opportunism in Tourism Investment / Bao, Jigang / Zuo, Bing -- 5. The Impacts of Tourism on an Anhui Village: The Second Stage of a Longitudinal Study of Mount Qiyun / Li, Ping / Wang, Qian / Ryan, Chris -- 6. Festival and Special Event Development in Modern China: A 30-Year Practice / Zhou, Yong -- 7. The Impact of Tourism in Kanas Scenic Area: The Role of Conflict and Tension in Tourism Development / Yang, Jingjing / Ryan, Chris / Zhang, Lingyun -- Part 2: Policy Implementation and Destination Evolution -- 8. Policy Implementation, Destination Evolution and Resident Perceptions of MICE Tourism / Huang, Songshan / Ryan, Chris -- 9. Tourism Policy Implementation at the Local Level in China: A Case Study of Lijiang / Wang, Dan / Ap, John -- 10. Evolution of a Tourism Destination Complex System: Theoretical Foundations / Yang, Chunyu / Sun, Xuhua -- 11. Evolution of a Tourism Destination Complex System: Cases in China / Yang, Chunyu -- 12. Local Governments’ Roles in Developing Tourism / Huang, Songshan / Ryan, Chris / Yang, Chunyu -- 13. The Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE) Industry in Hang Zhou: What Do Residents Think of Such Policies? / Zhou, Chao / Ryan, Chris -- Part 3: Planning -- 14. Planning for Tourism Places / Ryan, Chris / Huang, Songshan -- 15. Peripheral Environments of Tourist Attractions: Definition, Assessment and Coordination / Hu, Weixia -- 16. Tourism at Buddhist Shrines on Putuoshan: A Co-existence of the Secular and Profane / Wong, Cora Un In / Ryan, Chris -- 17. Development of Iconic Tourism Attractions: The Case of World Heritage Danxiashan / Wen, Tong -- 18. Developments in a Beijing Hutong / Ai, Le / Song, Xu / Ryan, Chris / Gu, Huimin -- 19. Chinese Tourism Research: An International Perspective / Ryan, Chris / Huang, Songshan -- Index