Overview of China's Tourist Source Countries

Author: Chen Jiagang (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The reform and opening-up have enabled China's economy to achieve rapid and sustained growth. A strong China, characterized by political stability, ethnic harmony, and national prosperity, is increasingly being presented to the world. With a splendid 5,000-year-old culture and vast, diverse natural landscapes, China's tourism resources hold a significant position in the international tourism market. The author has compiled and organized knowledge and learning experiences collected and accumulated from teaching practice regarding China's tourism source markets and major source countries. The book analyzes the importance of each market segment to China according to the World Tourism Organization's division of the global tourism market. It provides detailed summaries and evaluations of the 20 most important tourism source countries and regions, including their natural geographical features, social environment, tourism development history, and segmentation of the Chinese tourism market, aiming to assist in comprehensive analysis, research, and forecasting of China's overseas source market trends and to provide insights into the characteristics of inbound tourists in various aspects of tourism consumption and demand. In terms of content, the book strives to comprehensively present the latest research findings on China's overseas tourism source markets. Most statistical data has been updated to the most recent one or two years to enable readers to capture the latest development dynamics and trends. The book cites the research findings of many experts, scholars, and related researchers.