Research on Classification and Evaluation of Tropical Sports Tourism Resources in China

Abstract

This chapter conducted classification and evaluation on tropical sports tourism resources in Hainan by applying document literature method, questionnaire survey method, field investigation method, expert interview method, and mathematical statistical method, according to the national standard of the People’s Republic of China (GB/T 18972-2003) Investigation and Evaluation of Tourism Resources, Tourism, and Tourism Geography theories. Tropical sports tourist resources in Hainan are divided into 2 main categories, 7 sub-categories, 67 basic types, and 513 resource monomers. The author established evaluation index system of sports tourism resources, weight and scoring method, and evaluation ranking. Qualitative evaluation on tropical sports tourist resources in Hainan is as below: rich in resources, high aggregation index, complete types, and unique functions. This article set up the index system and weight and scoring evaluation grade for quantitative evaluation of sports tourism resources. By using expert scoring and calculating, the author conducted quantitative evaluation respectively on the participation type and ornamental type of sports tourism resources; the result is of practical and reasonable significance and has instructive significance on development of tropical sports tourist resources in Hainan.