Abstract
Based on Hagget’s theory of spatial structure, researches on the nodes and field of tourist origins to Huangcheng Village in Shanxi Province of China have been explored. Nodal hierarchy structure of tourist origins is analyzed with cluster analysis and the gravity model. And field of tourist origins is analyzed with attraction radius index (R) and geography concentration index (G). In the field analysis, R and G of Huangcheng Village are compared with Xidi Village that is a world heritage located in Huangshan City of Anhui Province in China. According to comparison of locations of two areas, influential factors for field area of Huangcheng Village are identified. It is concluded that: 1) cluster analysis and gravity model can be complementary methods to each other for nodal hierarchy structure analysis of tourist origins; and 2) as far as location is concerned, the weak intensity effect of tourism resources in the tourist region is a major cause for explaining why tourist origins to Huangcheng Village are mainly its neighboring areas. Moreover, it is suggested that the regional effect of tourist resources should be regarded as a component of destination attractiveness when applying gravity model.
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